School: Aughclare
- Location:
- Aughclare, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M.E. Campbell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 101
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- Aclare is situated in the parish of Horeswood and in the barony of Shelbourne. The "village" as the group of eight farm-houses is locally called is situated at the foot of Sliabh Coilte. In the neighbourhood is the local shop and two other straggling farm-houses and a labourer's cottage complete the group of houses.Most of the houses have their land adjoining, and this land is considered very good both for tillage and pasture. The houses are mostly the old type of farm-house. Some of them are thatched more slated, and a few are partly modernised, one portion being thatched and the rest slated.The townsland which is officially known as "Aughclare" and locally as "Aclare" got its(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
