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School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh

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Carraholly, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 390

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    The Protestant Church which is situated in Reesheen Village was built about the year 1850. There was at that time a colony of Protestants in Carraholly and they had this Church, which they for service, and also a national school. The Minister was named Minister Eyres, and he lived where Mr Ingham now lives. It is not an old church, and the windows are doors are still good. The seats are still left in the Church. There is a bell ont he spire which had not been rung from the last ten years, because there are no Protestants in this district now, and there is no service held, now.
    Minister Eyres got a grant from some Protestant Society to build the Church and to encourage Caotholic children to go to school in the Protestant school. It is thirty
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ena Ní Cheallaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcally, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcally, Co. Mayo