School: Taobh Breac (roll number 15227)
- Location:
- Tievebrack, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh E. Mac Congáile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1098, Page 260
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- Old Coins, in the possession of Mr. Joseph Geary, […] Castlefin Co. Donegal. Here are drawings (enlarged) of a silver coin – possibly a shilling of the year 1816. The front view (left) is almost obliterated. The back view right is quite distinct. It is appox. 15/16” in diameter.Here are drawings of a shilling smaller than our threepenny bit, actually ½” in diameter.’ The inscription on the back, I have failed to decipher. The lettersmarked are plain, - three or four others are obliterated.Also the following: -(c) Shilling, year 1834, Inscription on back “Galielmus IIII D.G. Brittania Rex [?]. D.
(d) 18?? Shilling, Inscription: - “Geogius IV Dei Grat…[?]” on back
(e) Shilling: year, 1887. Inscription (1) on front "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense." (2) on back: “Victoria Dei Gratia. Britt. Regina. F. D.
(f) Bronze Coin: year 1894: inscription on front” States of Jersey One Twenty-Fourth of a shilling” on back: “Victoria D.G. Brittania. R. Regina F.D.”
(g) Threepenny Bit: year 1897, inscription on back “Victoria Def. Gra. Britt. Regina Fid Def.
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- Collector
- Donnachadh E. Mac Congáile
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Geary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballygonigan, Co. Donegal
