School: Clochar

Location:
Clogher, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 128

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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
      2. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
          1. Fenians (~141)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Gealbháin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Richard Walshe
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teachta Dála
  2. Land League
    Belcarra and district was very active in the Land League times. It had a fife and Drum Band which was in great favour at Lamd League meetings in places like Ballyglass, Balla Carnacon and Coill-a-bhaile. Its trainer was Tommie Naughton the Shoemaker who lives still.
    The police seemed to have a "dead set" on the Belcarra band, and Tommie Naughton used to report by getting his
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