School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Ráistín, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 038
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The old boys school was a Protestant one fifty or sixty years ago. A Mr Wylie taught the children.There was an office there in which Chapmans tenants used to meet the agent named Dyas. He was called "Dyas Dall" because he had a blind eye. He was an agent of Sir Benjamin Chapman who was called "Ben Bacaig" because he had a lame leg. They were called "rack renters". There was a boarding school for girls where Connell's are living now
- First some rushes were gathered. Then suet was fried, and the rushes were dipped in the grease.There was a special candle-stick(continues on next page)
