School: Dromakeenan
- Location:
- Drumakeenan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhallamhain
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- Copied from Daily Report Book of October 1878County Offaly. Roll No 6427
Townland Drumakeenan
Parish Roscrea.
Nearest Post Town Roscrea 2 miles
Vested or Non nested non vested
From what funds built Parish funds
In what year At intervals completed in 1877
Date of opening as school 18-8-51
" " " as National School 1-11-51.
If school has patron as well as correspondent give name religion and address.
Cery Rev. P. Kennedy Roscrea.That school opened on 18-8-1851 still stands. Mrs Coughlan of Alley's Lane Roscrea told me about 1930 when she was over ninty years of age that she remembered the school to be three one-roomed houses which were joined, and their yard is the present playground. In addition 16ft by 9 was later added but there(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggy O Meara
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Charlie Spencer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 80
- Occupation
- Newsagent
- Address
- Roscrea, Co. Tipperary