School: Derryvoney
- Location:
- Derryvony, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 164
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- (continued from previous page)He mends shoes and makes clogs. Sheepskin or untanned leather was never made for foot covering in the district.
- There is a road leading to the Town. There is another leading to Coragh. Another leading to Quivvy. Another leading to Clowninny. These roads are in use yet and there is a great deal of traffic on them. These were roads made as relief work in famine times and they used to get two or three days a week.
The close is a by way and there is another going up to Mr O Reilly. There is a cross road at Coragh there is one going up and the other going down. There were ditches and roads made in the famine times. - Collector
- Christena O Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Foalies, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Hugh O Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clowninny, Co. Cavan
