Local Roads

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Local Roads  [duchas:4599779]

Local Roads
The road running past Carracloon school was known as "mocks" road. 
The Carracloon and meenagh and re-joins it far then out near Loughross School.
The Corranmore road runs from Stradiffy Cross Kiltycloghen to meet "mocks" road through Corranmore district. The Aughavammy Cross 1 1/4 miles from Kiltycloghen to Latloon Cross in Fermanagh. When the roads were being made the workers got one shilling per day and had to provide their own food. At crossroads pitch and toss was played but this has been discontinued. 
The Corranmore road above referred to was made in famine times. The women used to carry stones in aprons for the men to break. The wages were three pence per day.

In the morning when the people rose a pot of potatoes was put on for the breakfast. The cows were foddered and milked before the breakfast, which was taken at 8 o' clock milk was used with potatoes. They resumed work until about one o' clock when the women gave them a meal of bonty or "slimcake". They again returned to work until evening. The evening meal was at eight o' clock