School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)
- Location:
- Crecora, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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- Bettyville House lies about 8 miles south of Limerick city and 2 miles west of of this school. It was probably built by a former landlord Mr. Lee. Many tenants have been in occupation of this residence and the 200 acres attached thereto.
One of these, a Scotchman named Mc Donald, tilled intensively employing many hands. His wife died there and a headstone is erected over her grave close to Mc Murrays vault in Crecora churchyard.
A brother of Mc Donald's lived in Style Park House about 4 miles south of Croom.
A daughter of this Mc Donald, made a romantic elopement with a painter named Maloney, of Croom. It appears this man was as famous a singer as he(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick