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School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)

Location:
Drongán, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teachers:
Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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    “Another hedge schoolmaster lived at the Rookery”

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    Another hedge schoolmaster lived at the Rookery (Between Cloneen & Drangan by name Owen Quinn.
    He was a welcome guest by any fireside. He died about 1880.
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    “Another was named Jeremiah Dunne”

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    Another was named Jeremiah Dunne used to teach at a farm Dillon's in Peafield, Cloneen.
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  3. A Poor Scholar

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    About the 1830's a young man was kept at Maher's of Cloneen House - helped about the house + walked every day to Fethard to Mr. Walsh the Latin master, in company with the other boys of the parish who were going for the priesthood.
    For years his comerades lost sight of him until eventually Fr. Holden an uncle of Mr. Hoolihan, Cloneen who (Fr. Holden) died a few years ago came across him giving a mision in a church in
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    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. foirgnimh
          1. scoileanna (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss H. Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    An Cluainín, Co. Thiobraid Árann