School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 146
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- (continued from previous page)a tree planted one each side had branches meeting in the middle. Persons could cross from one tree to another. The bridge is narrow - barely wide enough for one vehicle. Some people used to say that it was Bealach dhá Ghé being so narrow that only 2 geese could walk abreast on it.There is no evidence that it was Bealach dhá Dhéag meaning that there were originally 12 arches in it. There were never more than 9 arches on it - as at present.
Patrick Walsh
Bracklagh
Ballymoe
- Making the Ballahayague Road.
This road was made sometime during or before the Famine - perhaps about 1842. I heard my mother say that some of the workers on this - a relief scheme came a distance. She and my father let some of them stay in their house at night. They ate two meals each as follows(continues on next page) - Collector
- M. Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs Brigid Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Bracklagh, Co. Galway
