School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 158
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- (continued from previous page)of them and for many a long day the people here were very opposed to them as they thought they were just the same as the old R.I.C. men in fact they are not very popular with young or old.
"Lar Crahan" and "Pat Jordan" are two residents of this place and "Dixons" referred to is a public house owned by my father George Dixon.
Kitty Quirke is an old woman who often keeps lodgers she still lives in the village..
- The Elections
The following song was composed nearly forty years ago by Ned Leary who still lives here in Castlebridge. It was on the occasion of the first District Council Election ever held in this County.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Evelyn Shortall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyboggan Lower, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr John Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
