School: Corlea
- Location:
- Corlea, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Mearáin
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- (continued from previous page)Priest and the Protestant minister who was then living in the neighbouring town-land of Derry. It was Father Flood who was Kingscourt Parish priest at that time, so he ordered the Catholics to leave the school. This led to the school been closed as there weren't enough Protestant children to make it worth while to keep a teacher with them. This was about (1888) and a year later our own N. S. was built at Corlea and the old school at Northlands is now a dwelling house. There was a large wood known as Adams' wood but nearly all the trees are cut down. Most of the district is rocky and there is one very hilly road called Anduous Bray, it is so steep and difficult to climb. The district of Kilmore borders part of Clusnabradden at one end and then diocese of Clogher at the other end. It also(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Northlands, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Brigid Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Northlands, Co. Cavan
