School: Empor (roll number 941)

Location:
Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 068

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 068

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  1. The local roads in my district are knows by the names "the long boreen", "boteen Reilly" and the "Mairn".
    The long boreen leads from the river Inny to the Main road.
    "Boteen Reilly" leads from Empor bog to the "long boreen" and the Mairn leads from Rath Duff bog to the long boreen.
    These roads were made as relief work after the famine.
    The local roads were made by Robert Abets and his staff.
    These men were paid with Indian meal and the meal was wet so that they
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    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
    Eileen Glynn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Robert Mulleady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath