School: Poll an Chapaill, Mullinahone (roll number 14181)
- Location:
- Poulacapple West, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó h-Icidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 149
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- Over one hundred years ago, a mail coach used to pass along here from Cork to Dublin. At that time travelling was very troublesome and there were no such things as trains, motor-cars - not even a bicycle. The main road at present from Cork to Dublin was not there but instead there was a rocky narrow road. SOme of this road is to be seen at present, it crosses the main road from Cork to Dublin near Nine Mile House and up straight through the middle of Carroll's Hill, out the Church boreen in Killamery and down to Garryricken. That is the only part of the old road that is seen around this locality.
Now, this coach was drawn by horses and they used to be changed in many different places. The nearest place to this locality was Nine Mile House. There is a large house there which is seen to the present day. A family name Cody live there.
At that time, there lived a man in this house who used to untacle the horses and feed them. This night he was sitting at the fire(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Michael Hanrahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 36
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Springmount House, Co. Kilkenny
