School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)
- Location:
- Cloontagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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- Once upon a time there was an old school-house about midway between Newtownforbes and Drumlish in a townland named Briskill. There was a vacancy for a teacher and it was by a majority of votes of the house-holders of the district he was to be elected. Three candidates namely, Quinn, Casserly and Malim made application for the position. Quinn on being elected, he wrote a verse in favour of one of his supporters who took great interest in his cause at the election. He was a man named Duffy(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Frank Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynacrit, Co. Longford