School: Athea (roll number 15686)
- Location:
- Athea, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: M. Bean Uí Dhanachair
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- (continued from previous page)Story about Joan Grogan was told by Mrs Ahern Parkana, Upper Athea.She is living, is now 74 yrs, - a farmer's wife, - who was born in Dirreen and knows all the relatives of Joan Grogan. Some fo them live in Upper Athea
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The oldest man in the parish - living - 96 yrs is Tom Guina, Upper Athea,a small farmer, born and reared in the townland, knows Joan Grogan well.(Can speak Irish but cannot read or write it)
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Oldest woman isMrs O'Connor,
Cratloe,
Abbeyfeale
- next birthday is 100 yrs -good Irish speaker but doesn't read or write it.
Mrs O'Connor died in Dec '38 and would be 100 on 6-1-39
(note on 1-1-'39)