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School: Corr-Shaileach (roll number 12208)

Location:
Corsallagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
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  1. How the Stirabout Bridge Got Its Name

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    During the time the people were building the Stirabout bridge there lived a woman in a mud wall cabin beside the river.
    As the people had no way of cooking their meals they used buy a noggin of Stir-a-bout(a noggin was a wooden jug) for a 1d. It was on Indian meal stirabout the people lived during the few months they were building the Stirabout bridge and that is why the Stirabout Bridge was called that name.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Joe Sweeney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Sligo