School: Garracloon (roll number 6852)

Location:
Garrycloonagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
James J. Clarke
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  1. There was a barrack in Cloghans up to nineteen years ago. it was build eighty years ago by Mr Perry. The contractor was a man named Arthur Cannon. The Barrack was built for the purpose of stopping the people in Annagh Island from making poteen. There was a boathouse built in connection with it on the shore of Lough Conn.
    The police were in a house belonging to Quigley's of Lisdulogue before the Cloghans Barrack was built. The first Sergeant that ever did duty in Cloghans was a Sergeant Lungam with four constables adn the last Sergeant that did duty in it was a Sergeant MacCarthy. It ceased to be used as a barrack in 1920 when it was burned down. it was bought then by a man named Browne and he sold it again to a man named Hamilton who repaired it.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Beatrice Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmore, Co. Mayo