School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Míleac, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 432
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- David Hoey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ceapach an Tí Móir Thoir, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Martin O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gleann na gCros, Co. an Chláir
- The townland that I live in is called Pass. It is in the Parish of Meelick. It is in the Barony of Lower Bunratty. This townland is so called as it is the place through which armies passed during the 19th Century and the name of the parish, Meelick, was the password used by these armies to get in touch with each other. There were more houses in this parish in those days. When the invaders came a lot of the houses were knocked down with the battering ram(continues on next page)
