School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 155
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- Seán D'Arsaigh
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- Tomás Ó Cartaigh
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- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- The part of the Kells road that runs through Killua was made by the government as relief work during the famine of eighteen forty seven and so also was the part of the Delvin Road, that runs through a big hill and that part was known afterwards known as the "The Spilt Hills" because the hill was split in two. There was an old mass path from Cloran to Clonmellon(continues on next page)
