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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 402

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  1. Folklore - Old Roads

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    Folklore 11 AD 1938
    Old Roads
    Long long ago there was tar roads only sand roads and paths through the fields. The way they used to go to school was through the fields. There was not much work that time. The men had to work making porshes. The people had to dig the ground with spades and shovels. In famine time there was no ploughs only spades and shovels. Then when the men used to go working the women had to do the men's work. They had to dig the ground instead of ploughing. The men had to work very hard to make a living. The men and women used to get eight pence and six pence and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh, Co. Galway