School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)

Location:
Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 342

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    and pot hooks around his neck walking around the ruins of the old house
    In order to employ the people the government started works such as- Road making, and they were paid at the rate of 4. d. a day.
    The road below Ballymoe or as the people call it now- "The dark road". was made during this time. Many men worked on it for 3 D a and they had no meals to eat except Indian porridge.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Dillon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Marnellsgrove, Co. Galway