School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0056, Page 0142
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- (continued from previous page)then converted into a school and remained to be a school until the Girls' National Schools were built. Before the Nuns came from Ballinasloe Convent to teach here (pending the erection of the new schools) the teacher was a Miss Bunyan.Every Saturday there was a great market in the Square where vegetables, fowl, etc were bought and sold. Loads of turf were there from early morning, and on account of the close proximity of the bogs was sold at the low price of 6-8 shillings per loads.There was a very fine mill some years ago (70 or 80) where the ruin of it now stands. It was originally owned by "Horsmans", who left and sold it to the present owner, J. Howard. Flour, bran and every other grain were ground here and on account of the scarcity of mills at the time people used come from places as far distant as Athenry.For the past 60 years(continues on next page)
