School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Works. Here the people worked for the Indian Meal.

    Collected by: - Seosamh Mac Giolla Coisgle, Coad
    Told by: - John Costello, Coad, (his father)
    (58 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The Dromoher road was made in the time of the Board of Works. The men that were working on the road were paid eight pence a day. At that time there were three women living in the house the Linnanes now occupy and they used to make Indian meal bread for the men. There is another road leading from the mountains to Ceathrú na gCránn called bother na nacraí. This is so called because there were several little houses on the road and the people there had only an acre of a garden each.

    Collected by: - Máire Ní Choileáin, Dromoher
    Told by: - Patrick Linnane, Dromoher
    (75 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Choileáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummoher, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Linnane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Drummoher, Co. Clare
  3. There is an old road leading through Ballcashen called the old road. Long ago when Maire Ruadh was in Lemeneigh Castle she put a gate up near Roughan and the people had to make a road through Ballycashen to Kilfenora. Maistin Caoch na Cruaiche broke the gates at last
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.