School: Tobar Colmáin, Ráthluirc (roll number 8930)
- Location:
- Saint Colman's Well, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Aoláin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0497, Page 441
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- The townland of Gortroe is situated at the Western side of the Parish of Colmanswell in the Barony of Upper Connelloe. The approximate number of people living in this townwland is thirty. Family names are varied :- O'Dwyer, Donworth, Reidy, Kelly, and Drew. There is one old lady over seventy who knows no Irish but can tell stories of olden times in English. Her name is Mrs. Kelly, Gortroe, Charleville. All the dwelling houses have slated roofs, but in the adjoining townlands of Foxhall and Fort West there are still a few thatched farm houses. In olden times there were more than a hundred people living in Gortroe - each family having a small farm(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mrs Michael Drew
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Gortroe, Co. Limerick
