School: Tobar Pádraig (roll number 4764)

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1. Old Schools

   

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   Old Schools A large number of old schools were in the district after the erection of the new parish church .The old church was used as a school house until the roof collapsed . A second school was situated in Bushmount and was attended by a large number of pupils . Each pupil was supposed to bring each morning a sod of turf and one penny for the purpose of producing a fire and meeting school expenses . There was a third school in Ballyanrahan in the hour of Thomas Farrell.

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   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trade
            1. buying and selling (~3,622)
   2. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)
   3. products
      1. food products (~3,601)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Thomas Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Ballyanrahan West, Co. Limerick

2. Bread Factory

   

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   BREAD FACTORY.
   A local bread factory existed in the village in the house now occupied by William Murray . This factory supplied most of the district.

   

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3. Local Fairs

   

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   LOCAL FAIRS
   The local Fairs were held in Patrickswell where the main road is wide opposite Mac Sweeney's Lodge in upper part of village.

   

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