School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)
- Location:
- Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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- Eoghan Ruadh O'Sullivan was born in Meentogues (Headford, Co. Kerry) about a hundred yards from the present National School, and he lived there for a length of time. Then he went to school to a place called Faha on the brink of the quagmire river about a mile to the west of Meentogues N.S. This school was supposed to be the principal school in the district. In this school he learned to be a teacher, and he was put teaching in Gneeveguilla (Co Kerry) and in Knocknagree (Co. Cork) Latin and Greek were taught in the school Eoghan Ruadh went to.Eoghan Ruadh composed poetry at a very young age. His ancestors were poets. Eoghan Ruadh was able to compose poetry in English and in Irish. His occupation in life was a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Denis Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reaboy, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Denis Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Reaboy, Co. Kerry