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School: Ring, Dalahasey (roll number 9111)

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Ring Commons, Co. Dublin
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M. Ní Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 86

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    of gravel along the side of the roads, and this denotes it will soon be tarred again.
    Each side of the old bog-road it is entirely surrounded by low marshy swampy land and this old road it is said to have worn great age.
    Mid ways up the old Bog Road is another bye-road which has a gigantic hill half ways up this big hill there is situated on the East side of it a stone quarry which is owned by the Co Council.
    In this quarry the stones were got to make the beautiful hard road we have this present day. In the making of this road many men were employed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Dermotstown, Co. Dublin