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School: Presentation Convent, Carlow

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Carlow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 029

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  1. Old Schools

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    There was an old hedge school in Monavea many years ago. Mr. Crennan was the teacher's name.
    There was a woman who lived in Woodlands long ago. She was a farmers wife and she made scholars of a great number of children. This woman's namewas Mary Coonan.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Carmel Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois

  2. Old Crafts

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    There is a limekiln in Tolerton which was closed down not many years ago. This belonged to Richard Pender. There is another limekiln in Tolerton which belongs to Joe Lawlor. There was another in Mayo which
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