School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Peter Hegarty
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- An old flour Mill.
Long ago a man by the name of Mr White had a flour mill where the brewery is now situated in Rathdowney. Then he built houses for all the men he had working in the flour mill to live in. Later on a man by the name of Mr Perry came from England and bought the flour mill and made a brewery out of it.Then he employed more men and built more houses and this is how the town started.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pat Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr J. Meehan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois