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School: Reary, Rosenallis (roll number 924)

Location:
Reary More, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Ml. Dagg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 166

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 166

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  1. Old Schools (continued)

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    subscriptions from the pupils. Up to the time of the famine the people of Capard, Corbally, and Lacken kept a school at the latter place. The teacher was a woman named Nancy Kane. Each pupil paid her a penny a week. When the famine came the people could not afford to pay her, and she left the district,
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  2. Poets

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    Patrick Carney or Kearney a teacher in Derrylemogue about fifty years ago was a famous poet. He was a first cousin to Mr. Michael Loughlin,Meelick. His brother James Kearney was also a poet though not nearly so good as Patrick,
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Coffey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonduff, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Pat Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghanard or Derreen, Co. Laois