School: Edenagully
- Location:
- Edennagully, Co. Cavan
- Teachers: S. Ó Cléirigh C. Ó Baoighealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1007, Page 224
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“There was an old house on the top of Corryholman hill and there was school taught in it.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Edenagully school was built in the year 1838. There was a man named Edward Curran as a night watch-man. He got home the night of the big wind on his hands and knees. When he was coming home he met a man on horse-back and he was wearing a high hat.
The first teacher was Master Curran. He had ten pounds yearly. The second teacher was Master Clarke. He had fifteen pounds yearly.