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School: Clomanto

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Clomantagh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Liam Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0867, Page 350

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  1. The Old School - Clomantagh

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    When the *Mill (Clomantagh) was working the people had not place to go to Mass except they went to Freshford Unlingford or Johnstown (all about 4 mls distant) so they built a chapel themselves on a site they got from the Mill people. (This church now *"ruined old school" is situated near the present Clomantagh school) Mass used to be said for the people by a priest who had returned from America (a Father Mudowney)
    Carrigan in his "Antiquities of Ossory" states the chuch was closed about 1834 because of faction fights. When I gave this account to "Rock" he gave me the story of the factions as follows.
    There were two factions. The leaders of one faction were from Gorranamanagh and Killashillan Country (about 2 miles west of Clomantagh School) The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Mac Óda
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Dick Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Informant
    Rock
    Other names
    Rock (local name)
    Tom Mac na Mara
    Gender
    Male