School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)

Location:
Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 405

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 405

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  1. There was an old road up the canal bank leading to Carrick-on-Shannon. The track of it is to be seen yet though it is very old. It was made of stones which they got in the fields and ditches. There were about ten men employed on it. The French army marched and camped on it when they were going to Ballinamuck in the year seventeen ninty eight.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mary A. Mc Govern
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
  2. One of the oldest roads in the county is the one leading from Master Dodd's to Drumgorman meaning. Eighty years ago this was the principal road leading
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