School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)
- Location:
- An Ráth Dhubh, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 132
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- The local roads are -, the Glen Road which leads from Mourne-Abbey to Blarney through Rathduff, the Commons Road which leads from Lissavoura to Bottle-hill, the Old Mallow Road which leads from Cork to Mallow through White-Church, The New Mallow Road was made as relief work during the famine time. The road from Pairceanna Cross to Át-na-Órna was made about ninty years ago and it was one of the relief schemes. The blind Boreen leads from the Black-Road to one of Mr. Coleman's fields in Rathduff.
This is one of the oldest roads in the district and is not used now. People worked at road work for twelve hours every day. There is an old path leading from Rathduff Bridge to the Glen-road near Mr. Riordan's house in Bally-grogan. This path was made by the school-children.
Before bridges were made the rivers were crossed by stepping-stones or planks. There is a path between Mr. Roche's gate and Át-na-Órna,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Barrett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greanach Thuaidh, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr Charles Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greanach Thuaidh, Co. Chorcaí
