School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

Location:
Kinvarra, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siúr M. Bernadette
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    provisions would come by coach as they were very slow travelling.
    Highway men often robbed the coaches of the provisions and also people who had money. The mail coach travelled very slow and people who lived in the country received letters only once or twice a week or fortnight.
    In Ireland nowadays the train takes the place of the mail coach, the motor car takes the place of the stage coach, the motor bicycle takes the place of the horse, and the push bicycle takes the place of foot.
    We have very good roads in Ireland now and people have every convenience. In cities if one wants to go to a certain
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Bartly Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Kinvarra, Co. Galway