School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 137
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- (continued from previous page)cobbler. His sister now occupies the house but the tannery is gone.
- The Boyne canal was being used until 1919 when the Railway Companies bought it over. It was over a century there when it closed down. Lighters drawn by horses were run on this canal and each boat could carry fifty or sixty tons. Coal and other goods that the train now delivers were brought from Drogheda on the lighters.The first pleasure lighter launched was called Tailteann. It was brought out unto the canal on a Sunday, and thousands gathered down to see it, even the band was there. The late Rev. Fr. O'Farrell blessed it and broke a bottle of whiskey over it. Another pleasure lighter came out soon after called, St. Patrick and another called, "Nuachbhongail."Spicers owned most of them and they drew their own coal from Drogheda on them. They had one little steamer and Pat Kelly (the Dias)(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séumas Ó Ruairc
- Gender
- Male
