School: Rahelty, Dúrlas Éile (roll number 4513)
- Location:
- Rahelty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Domhnaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 136
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- (continued from previous page)Western side of the Square. The Manor Court existed till the beginning of the last century. The Manor also had its mill situated on the river Drish at the Mullauns.
Towards the middle of the 14th Century the native Irish of Northern Eile - the O'Carrolls and O'Kennedys reconquered their lands from the Anglo Normans. The Butlers had to abandon Nenagh to O'Kennedy, and to withdraw from their possessions in Northern Eile. Thurles now became the northern limit of Anglo-Norman influence in Tipperary and became the subject to the raids of the Irish chieftains. This probably explains the anxiety of the inhabitants of Thurles in the town in 1356.
There was a population of 8,000 in Thurles in the year 1834. The wage for the workmen in the busiest season of the year was 8d a day and food. Bianconi's cars were running from Kilkenny to Thurles in the year mentioned. In July 1815 Bianconi started his first car from Clonmel to Cahir. Before the year ended he extended the service from Clonmel to Cashel and(continues on next page)
