School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0444

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0444

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  1. There are many interesting landmarks around Fuerty. By the limped water of the River Suck stands Castlecoote. On the western bank of the river is the old flour mill now crumbling to decay.
    It is a four storey building and was evidently a splendid structure in the days of its prosperity. Forty men were employed there and 10,000 barrels of oats were ground annually within its walls. It was considered to produce some of the best wheaten flour in the kingdom.
    The flour mill
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Hollygrove, Co. Galway