School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 025

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 025

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    school in Kilgory. It was built in the year 1875. The name of the person that taught in this school was Mr Creenan. He taught English, Irish, Grammar, Catechism, Arithmetic. The children got free books and they had to bring fourpence a week. The school lasted for sixty eigh years
    The was a lime kill in Thomas Donnely's field. It was used long ago for burning lime. There were three lime kills in Bob Fennel's land. They were used for burning lime. On of them is using still.
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  2. The people long ago would not get married on a Tuesday. They said it would be unlucky to get married on that day. There was a local marriedge custom in Rosamore long ago. It was in the month of June. It was the custom that when a pair
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick L. Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardateggle, Co. Laois