School: Caisleán an Droma, Caisleán na Mainge
- Location:
- Castledrum, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0432, Page 295
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- The only hedge schoolmaster remembered by the people who have passed away was a man named Ned Grady who was brought to this parish by Longford Rae.
His school was situated at the village of Whitegate where he taught for a considerable time and was appointed teacher in the Tralee workhouse. He left several school maps, blackboards etc behind on his departure, and was succeeded by a man names Mickey Sullivan a native of Whitegate. He had a mixed school and was considered a very good teacher.
His family had the gift of poetry and made several fine verses in Irish and English. These have all died with the old people.
- 'Black forty seven' was not so bad in this locality as in other parts of the country although hunger + distress were prevalent.
No tales of deaths from starvation were told about the inhabitants of Keel. Many people from other districts came into the parish in a very exhausted condition. A story is told of a man who came from Inch into the townland(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mrs Katherine O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Eugene O' Sullivan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
