School: Richmond (roll number 14400)
- Location:
- Richmond, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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2nd November 1937A number of years ago there was a bridge being built on the Owenboy river about a quarter of a mile east of Eskeragh school house , Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. At that time there were not many bridges on the Ballina-Belmullet trunk road.
There were two men who took the contract of making this bridge .Their names were Pat Browne of Mullinmore Street , Crossmolina, Co. Mayo and Charles Anderson of Massbrook , Lahardane , County Mayo.
A man named Pat Caden owned some land in Carrowkillen , Crossmolina , where there is a shrubbery , and in which there appears to be an ancient burial ground .There are beautiful headstones and tombstones to be seen there at present .
The contractors of this bridge went to him and asked him to sell them, but he refused , It was not the value he's set on the stones but on(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sadie Caden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Herbert
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 80
- Address
- Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
