School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 384

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  1. An old flour Mill.
    Long ago a man by the name of Mr White had a flour mill where the brewery is now situated in Rathdowney. Then he built houses for all the men he had working in the flour mill to live in. Later on a man by the name of Mr Perry came from England and bought the flour mill and made a brewery out of it.Then he employed more men and built more houses and this is how the town started.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr J. Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois