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School: Tervoe (B.) (roll number 5564)

Location:
Kilkeedy, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam S. Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 263

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 263

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  1. History of Parish (continued)

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    The Old Church (in Ruins). St Margaret's Church was situated quite close to the hedge school.
    Present School - built in 1847.
    Was first used as an Agricultural school
    (An old man tells me that he pulled flax in field at back of school)
    Post office - Successive Postmistresses
    1 Mrs Ruttle (at present in Charge)
    2 Mrs Walsh
    3 Mrs Cusack
    4 Jonathan Switzer - held the position about 100 years ago)
    5. Site of Old Post office Still to be seen
    (Nole - During the famine of 1847 was situated near this spot a house that was used as a meal-distributing centre.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Tervoe, Co. Limerick