School: Caisleán an Droma, Caisleán na Mainge

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1. Hedge-Schoolmasters

   

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   The only hedge schoolmaster remembered by the people who have passed away was a man named Ned Grady who was brought to this parish by Longford Rae.
   His school was situated at the village of Whitegate where he taught for a considerable time and was appointed teacher in the Tralee workhouse. He left several school maps, blackboards etc behind on his departure, and was succeeded by a man names Mickey Sullivan a native of Whitegate. He had a mixed school and was considered a very good teacher.
   His family had the gift of poetry and made several fine verses in Irish and English. These have all died with the old people.

   

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2. Famine Period

   

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   'Black forty seven' was not so bad in this locality as in other parts of the country although hunger + distress were prevalent. No tales of deaths from starvation were told about the inhabitants of Keel. Many people from other districts came into the parish in a very exhausted condition. A story is told of a man who came from Inch into the townland

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. the great famine (~4,013)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mrs Katherine O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Informant

   Eugene O' Sullivan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male