School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 794
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- (continued from previous page)Mountain Pass from Killavoy, Banteer across Mount Hillary to Gortmore School.Mountain Pass from Derry, by Duggan’s to Banteer School.Road from Old Bridge Ballymaquirk through Taaffe’s Inch – (Gilson Taaffe was supposed to bring over £1,000 in gold from America, in a belt around his waist and when President of America was passing through Banteer Station to Killarney, Gilson approached him saying “Hallo! I worked for your father” President’s father was railway contractor in America)
- John Christmas Deady, a famous poet and scholar was born in Kanturk about 1845. His father, Jeremiah Deady owned flour mills in Glantane, Lombardstown.
His mother, Mary O’Connell, was a native of Lombardstown, Co. Cork.
John Christmas intended to be a priest and was educated at Mount Melleray. He did not however take Holy Orders but returned to Kanturk and established a general business there. He was also an auctioneer. He was an acquaintance of Isaac Butt, Lord Lansdowne and many other well-known men of his time.(continues on next page) - Collector
- J C Deady
- Informant
- John E Deady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Eva O Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
