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School: Graystown, Killenaule

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Graystown, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 300

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  1. Names and Notes on Families which Have Dissapeared from the District During the Last 100 Years and Slí Bheatha

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    Families which have disappeared from the district during the last 100 years and slighe beatha
    (1) Devane family: famous but no account of means except woodwork.
    2 Watt Torpey and his family - emigrates - Shoemakers
    3. Bill Péart or Píerse? or Pierce smiths-
    4. Harringtons (Charley) kept a lodging house in The Pike
    5 The Boores - Tom Boore? General work, dancer, Wrestler
    6 The Blakes (Mick) A high family reduced to daily wage work
    7. The Baileys. Ould Stock. Reputed rich hundreds of years ago
    8. The Tynans. Shoemakers of great reputation
    9. The McCraiths (now of Dublin) and owner and Shopkeeper
    10 The Perdese family. Carters and Collins.
    11. Hynes: Owned farm known as "Hynes's) in Castlequarter
    12. The Lyons family kept postchaises in Bianconi's day.
    13. The Egans, Ned went to Colorado at age of 60. Became a mayor there
    14 Kielys, Bakers 1st came as journey man baker to Killenaule 150 years ago
    15 Mahony kept a lodging Ho. Son "Hon Wm. Donovan2 in America
    16. Donovan (Houlihan) Harnes:Son of Carrier from Gortnahoe
    17 The Millars Tailors. son of English peeler. not natives
    18. The Dunnes (bakers) Two distinct families very popular
    19. Dunnes (Tailors) Prosperous and populous. Emigrated
    20 Dohen. Carters and General trades. W. Doheny (Fellon's Track.
    21. Walshes Hotel: Sold Out: General high class business
    22 Casey (Cobbler) Chapel lane. Family lived there for centuries
    23 Russell (Neddy) Chapel Lane. All gone. General work.
    24 FItzgerald: Protestant family: All left. Landowners: farmers
    25 Sharkey. Teacher and Dressmaking: Jewellers in Clonmel now.
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