School: Rahelty, Dúrlas Éile (roll number 4513)
- Location:
- Rahelty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Domhnaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 137
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- (continued from previous page)Thurles and from Clonmel to Waterford via Carrick.
In 1822 the prices of some articles in Thurles were: A ton of Hay £2-10-0. 1 lb of tea 7/= ; 1 lb of sugar 1/11, 1 pint of whiskey 1/2;
In those days the Sunday closing Act had not come in, and public houses opened on Sunday from 2p.m. to 9p.m.
In 1786 the lands of Kylemakill were part of the Estate of Sir Robert Barker. On them lived a Tithe proctor called Maher whom the Whiteboys killed and buried in Urlingford.
In 1811 a number of Tipperary Protestants met in Thurles to protest against the Penal laws and petitioned Parliament for their removal. They were Lord Lismore, Messrs Matthew Pettie Bradshaw, Sadlier Manseragh, McGrath, Butler, Holmes, Lowe, Perry, Greene, Hill, Beere, Jones, Minchin, Trant, Bayly, Parker, Lockwood, Ellard, H. Trant, Councillor Cooke, William Lathan, J. Roe Bennet and Maurice and Crosbie Moore.
The Catholics who met with them were Messrs Scully, Lalor, Ryan, Keating, Dwan, O'Meagher, Greene, Murphy, Doherty etc.
In 1811 came an order from Dublin(continues on next page)
