School: Dromina, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11262)
- Location:
- Drom Aidhne, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Daniel Hishon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)Irish Parliament which was regularly exercised till the "Union" when the borough was disfranchised and £15000 given as compensation to the Earls of Shannon and Cork.The celebrated Barry Yelverton Lord Avonmore, Chief Baron of the Exchequer was educated here - The late Dr Croke Archbishop of Cashel the present Dr Mannix Archbishop of Melbourne - Dr Browne Bishop of Cloyne belong to Charleville - John Mac Donnell commonly called Shane Clerack a celebrated Jacobite Bard lived here for several years. He died in 1754 and was buried in an obscure grave-yard in Ballysally near the town - De Valera attended the Christian Bros. School Charleville in his early days, when living in Bruree. Formerly there were 3 tanyards and a blanket factory in the town. The public buildings consist of three banks a convent Christian Bros National and Convent Schools Catholic and Protestants Churches Commercial Club and cinema. A new Catholic Church having a handsome spire was erected in 19(?).A weekly market is held on Saturday and there are monthly fairs which have ben most successful. The present Lord(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eily O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- John Wall
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
