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School: Eiscreach (roll number 13945)

Location:
Eskeragh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0153, Page 168

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    “George Carter, landlord, built the present Ballymunnelly School for the benefit of his tenants.”

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    children to the school however for some years. As a result of which he got into bad grace with the clergy of the parish priest disowned him. For 7 long years, "him" nor his family received neither communion nor penance nor any consolation of the Church.
    Howsoever his family grew up and emigrated and obtained good positions. They reaped the benefit of their schooling a thing which many others from the same district could not say.
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    “About the year 1870 Mr Mervin Pratt, a father of the present Mr Joe Pratt, was landlord of this locality.”

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    About the year 1870 Mr Mervin Pratt, a father of the present Mr Joe Pratt, was landlord of this locality. He had an agent named John Robinson who lived at Rosevale a short distance from Crossmolina town. William Robinson brother of the agent lived up in Kinard. He had a big farm and lived in the "big house". One day a pair of horses happened to wander away from William's land and strayed on the road. There was a man named Barrett, living a short distance from William. Into this man's piece of oats, the horses went. Barrett like anyone would do drove them out
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán S. Ó Raghallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Eskeragh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Herbert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 85
    Address
    Rathbane, Co. Mayo