School: Kerrykeel (roll number 6849)

Location:
Carrowkeel, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1086, Page 190

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  1. No surname stands out with any degree of prominence. There are 24 surnames among the 82 pupils on the School Roll.
    'Gallagher' with 8 is the surname most prominent.
    McFadden, McGeever, McBride + McAteer come next.
    Surnames commencing with Mc are of course very prominent.
    In the school register surnames commencing with Mc are almost equal to all the other surnames combined.
    New names in the district are Cutliffe, Smyth and Rafferty.
    The McBride family have always a boy named Myles.
    The majority of the children are dark.
    Red is scarce, at the present time there is only one red headed child attending the school.
    The majority of the children are blue eyed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Mac Gabhann
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
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    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Ranny, Co. Donegal
  2. The spelling used to be Carrowkeel.
    It was, I understand, changed a number of years ago at the request of the local landlord (the village was Carrowkeel also). The change was
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