School: Clareen, Birr
- Location:
- Clareen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Néill
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- From 1874 to 1938Rev. John Purcell - later P.P. Piltown, Co. Waterford.
Ref. Fr. Rockett - afterwards P.P. Rathdowney
Rev. Thomas Phelan, later Archdeacon Phelan P.P., Glenmore. Co. Waterford.
An tAthair Diarmuid Ó Droghneáin - at present
P.P. Tullahern, Bennetsbridge. V.R Canon Drennan.
Rev. Edward Purcell, presently P.P. Rathdowney.
Rev. Cornelius, Bergin, Adm. Seir Kieran.
- John O'Neill 1874 to 1880
? Wall 1880 - 1882
Murtagh Dunne 1882 - 1910
Seán O Neill - 1910 to present time. - For a while before 1874 some children of the parish attended the Protestant School at the cross of Clareen. The building is still there and is used as a dwelling house (Tim Guinan).The last Catholic teacher before John O'Neill was Frank Carroll who taught in his own house in Derrybeg. Frank taught for a while before his death under the National Board. The priest's house Fr. Kennedy was on the opposite side of the road, and the chapel a short distance from it. All are on Larry Maher's land (except chapel)On this subject more on last page of book.
