School: Cloughjordan (C.) (roll number 11544)
- Location:
- Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Uí Sceacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533, Page 110
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- (continued from previous page)whiskey was made it was put into kegs and conveyed by horse and car to Limerick and other towns.
It is not rightly known why the distillery ceased to work but it is generally believed that the owner ran into debt and failed to carry on the work.
The ruins of the distillery are still in fairly good condition and in it are still to be seen several old wheels and grindstones. Áine Ní Cinnéide
Nancy Kennedy
Mullinkeagh
Cloughjordan
Co. TipperaryAinm - Seán Ó Chinnéide
Gairm - beatha - Feirmeóir
An Seolas - Cloch an t-Suírdanaígh
Co. Thiobrad Arann
- Hedge Schools. November 29th 1937
Hedge schools are said to have existed in this parish in the penal days because in those days parents were very anxious to have their children educated to keep the old traditional name "The island of Saints and Scholars" alive.
Mud houses were built by the hedges and in these hovels the "poor scholars", taught to the pupils what little knowledge they had. Reading, writing and arithmetic were the principal subjects(continues on next page) - Collector
- Janie Guest
- Other names
- Janie Guest
- Sinéad Ní Ghuest
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolnagrower, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Seán Guest
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
