School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 143

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  1. In the Convent School, Belturbet, Co Cavan, there are 167 children enrolled - 40 boys and 127 girls. Of these children eleven are Smiths, nine are O'Reillys, seven are McGoverns, seven are Reynolds, seven are Kennedys, four are McKennas, four are McDonalds and four are Fitzpatrick. A few years ago there were more O'Reilly and Fitzpatricks than there are now.
    About sixty-six of the children have dark hair, twenty-one with very dark hair, sixty-three have fair hair and about seven
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan