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School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)

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Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Payne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 192

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  1. A Garage (continued)

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    with the electricity & this means less labour to the garage assistant but it does not mean he will loose his job.
    Our local garage is Walter Glynnes. He came here from the county Longford & started a bicycle shop& he got on well & then he erected a large garage for motor cars etc, & he got on well at this also. He is a middle aged man & I am sure he has lots of money because he does a very big trade & he is popular with everyone because he does not charge too high.
    Alan Hodgins aged 13
    Dalystown
    Mullingar 12.10.38
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  2. The Church

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    Long ago the church of Tyrrellspass was about two miles in the village in a place called Clonfad. The remains of it are still to be seen in the grave yard.
    The people thought it was in very bad repair & they called a vestry meeting & they decided to build a new one in 1791. They built it 1792. Everyone in the parish had to pay so much to build it & lend a hand whenever they were wanted & the farmers had to give their horses to draw the stones from the quarry at Gneevebane & this gave great employment to the poor people. When they were going to build it they had to be very particular about
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      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
        2. public infrastructure
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alan Hodgins
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr Spiller
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher