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School: Árd-chill

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Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 224

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 224

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    The making of the New line is still fresh in the memory of the oldest man in the district. Edward Brady.
    Here goes the story he related to me on Sunday 15th May 1938.
    "I remember to hear my father and the neighbours around talking about the tabling out of that road in the year of the Public Works 1847. It was tabled out from Polerea to Cornamahon. It remained so until 1866 when it was tabled on to Curlurgan. Patrick Ennis became a contractor for the making of the upper end, your own grandfather for the middle and Joseph McGauran for the lower end. And your grandfather (Johnty Galligan) God be good to him, was under age and only for he was a man of good character and had a great interest the divil a bit of it
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ben Galligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Address
    Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan