School: Carnán (C.), Fedamore (roll number 9548)
- Location:
- Carnane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 170
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HistorySkule bog is situated in the parish of Fedamore. Iti s surrounded by the townlands of Ballinagarde to the North, Rockstown to the East, Carnane to the West and Fedamore to the South. It consists of a stretch of low lying reclaimed bog land. It is about two miles in length.Turf was cut in the bog up to about seventy years ago. The soil is that of the bog land - black. Extensive drains are cut here and there to carry off the surface water but even so this does not prevent the bog from being flooded in wet weather.The bog at one time was a commonage. No person had any special claim to it. Families began to drift gradually in to the bog. Many were those were evicted from their own holdings in other parts of the country in the days of landlordism(continues on next page)
