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School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0243

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  1. Local Happenings (continued)

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    ever happened.
    An awful disease called "The Collara" reached our village in the famine years. This disease was brought in first by a showman named Farrelly but it only got as far as the middle of the town because the priest stopped it from going any further.
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  2. Penal Times

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    It is said that the "Spire of Llyode" was build with the relief money during the Penal Days. There is a big pot in Tom Fay's yard which was used for boiling the porridge in during the famine.
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