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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0802, Page 089

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    The first national school in the parish was founded by Fr,O'Connell in 1862 who was parish priest of Portarlington. It was built in Killenard at the end of the present cemetery facing the wood,which was owned by Colonel Smith. This school was divided into two divisions one for the girls and the other for the boys. Thomas Mulhall a native of Killenard taught the boys and Mrs Hoey taught the girls. Thomas Mulhall was the school
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maigréad Ní Sleibhín
    Gender
    Female