School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 056
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Killua Castle was burned in the year 1877. In the year 1903 there was a great storm of wind. In the year 1908 a great thunder storm and lightning followed by rain. The races of Lloyd were being held on that day and at third race they had to be stopped. The Cholera was in this town in the year 1865. The potato crop was a failure and the people were dying of starvation so quickly that they could not bury them so the disease spread.
- Candles were made by John Mooney and Ann Bennet. They were made of peeled rushes and tallow. Soup is made by Mrs McCarthy out of melted suet and Caustic Soda and rain water. Baskets are made by Jonnie Castles and Ned Manning. There was a forge at Ball's House on the Killallon road and Willie Balls and his son used to work in it. They used to make gates and ploughs and fire cranes. Some of the gates are still in existence. Kit Gampell and Harry McQuaid and Mat Leary used to thatch(continues on next page)
