School: Cléireacháin, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Ballyclerahan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: James Bates
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- (continued from previous page)18) COLEMAN (Upper and South) 25 families. Pop. 120
Family names mixed. 12 thatched, 15 slated. 4 over 70yrs
Dont know Irish. Tell stories in English
1) Mrs Egan 2) Mrs. Woodlock
19) CARPET LANE 10 families Pop 35
Families most common, Sullivan 5 thatched, 5 slated
4 over 70. Dont know Irish
a) Mrs Howley b) Philip White c) John Hickey d) Johanna Slattery
20) SPRINGMOUNT 10 families Pop = 36
Family names mixed. All houses slated.
2 over 70. Dont know Irish.
a) Mrs Purcell b) Thomas Ryall
Over 100 yrs ago the family names most common in the district were O'Donnell's, Slatterys, and Bates's. Houses were then far more numerous, mostly thatched. Ruins can still be seen in the village of Clerihan. The population of the village alone at that time was over 200, now only about 50. After Famine most of the people emigrated to America. The houses were mostly built by the people themselves of mud and straw after The Big Wind. The people had to put these up or perish. The people at that time used to say The Rosary in Irish and spoke the language also.The land is very fertile and suitable either for dairy farming or grazing. Undulating and not very boggy. Knockeeran Wood grows at the south of the village, being cut away now after place being divided. No river of any size except River Moyle at north side.- Informant
- William Ahearne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mary Ahearne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Denis Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Hanora Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary