School: Cill Iubhair (roll number 10095)

Location:
Killure Beg, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Ceithearnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0092

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    punctually on May and November.
    Trench was his name before he got the title of Lord Clancarty. There were no evictions carried out in this at any time.
    He had a free school in Deerpark for the tenants children. It was a protestant school and the landlord would not allow the children to go to any other school.
    The people had to pay no tithes to anyone. They had to pay the rent only.
    It is said that Lord Clancarty was an Artillary man in the British Army and that it was he who shot St. Ruth.
    They were very bigotted at the beginning as they would not allow the tenants to send their children to
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    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
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