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School: Foxrock, Ballacolla (roll number 15562)

Location:
Clogh, Co. Laois
Teacher:
M. Bevans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 023

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    The present school, Fox National School,(Cloch an tSionnaigh) is situated near the village of Clough, and was opened as a National School in September 1910.
    From 1977 to 1910 portion of the Old Chapel in the graveyard of Clough was used as a national School. From 1910 this building has been used as a Parochial Hall.
    Previous to 1877 the building now known as "Kelly's Barn" was used as a school. The walls of this building are still standing behind Kelly's house in the village of Clough. The length of this building is thirty feel and its breadth is fourteen feet. It is said that ninety pupils attended this school.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Hyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Hyland
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Laois