School: Belpatrick, Collon (roll number 10537)
- Location:
- Buaile Phádraig, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhonnagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0677, Page 154
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- (continued from previous page)In this townland are four farmers' holdings.
An old lane connected Belpatrick road with the Ardee road. It was made a county road about forty years ago through the influence of Madame Le Bland who was landlady of this place. She also contributed a grant of £3 to Belpatrick School.
A grant of £6 was given by Capt Mark Singleton to the School also. He was landlord of Belpatrick. He also gave a Christmas Tree every year to the School children.
These grants and other favours were finished when the estates were sold to the Irish Land Commission, about twenty-five years ago.
On the sale of the estate the evicted tenants were restored.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr John Donegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Buaile Phádraig, Co. Lú
