School: Caisleán Ó gConaing (B.) (roll number 9685)
- Location:
- Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Huallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)from 1912 to 1930 would be about 30 tons, and during war times these eels sold at 2/6 per pound.An old inn called the Hawthorn near the Spa Castleconnell was used as a final stop for the stage coach from Dublin to Limerick. The old inn supplied the final relay of horses to Limerick City. The stage coach road was not the present main Dublin to Limerick road.In 1890 and later the jarvey with his horse brought sufficient people to Castleconnell to drink the Spa water there that a thriving town sprung up and one thousand families lived by accommodating the visitors. A German scientist pronounced the waters as the most famous in Europe but it was afterwards condemned as undrinkable when Lisdoonvarna became popular. Oars cannot be used in boats in the Shannon at Castleconnell becaue of the rapids. For generations the men have used along pole to propel their boats(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Meskell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
