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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 13_004

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    Schools long ago 9: 13: 37
    Long ago there was many schools in this parish.The best school I know of was situated in Doirehorrn.
    The name of the teacher was John Kennedy he lived on feakle but the land lord gave him land and also let him teach school.
    The people built the school and he started teaching .He was thought himself in the national school by a man named John O' Brinen and he did not go to any other school.The people came from all directions to be taught lessons of all kinds. Its as well to mention some of the men by name John Mac Namara Flagmount Michael Noonan Derrybrien P at cunnigham Flagmount
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Cinnéidí
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortaveha, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Knocknahannee, Co. Clare