School: Cléireacháin, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Ballyclerahan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: James Bates
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- See Pages 1, 2, and 3. How townlands got their names.(1) Clerihan Village - 20 families, No of people=55.
Family names mixed, no two families the same, 12 slated, 8 thqtched.
3 people over 70 yrs. Dont know Irish. Tell stories in English.
(1) Wm. Nash, Edward Lonergan, Jas. Alyward, Clerihan, Clonmel.(2) Ballyclerihan - 19 families, No of people = 79.
Family names mixed, 9 Slated, 10 thatched.
7 people over 70. Dont know Irish. Tell stories in English.
(a) John Slattery and Mrs Johanna Slattery, Clerihan (b) Mrs Flannery, Clerihan (c) John Pendergast, Ballyclerihan, (d) Pat Cody, Clerihan (e) Mrs. & Mr O'Donnell (d) Thomas Fooby, Ballyclerihan.(3) Larally:- 11 families, No. of people = 35
Family names, Flannerys and O'Donnells most common.
7 houses slated, 4 thatched. 6 people over 70, tell stories in English.
)John and Mary Woods (b) John and Ellen Hunt (c) Mrs O'Donnell, The Stream, Clerihan (d) Mrs O'Donnel, The Spy, Clerihan(4) Rathnalisky - 1 family = 3 people
Family name Flannery, Thatched house, 1 over 70. English.
(a) Mrs. Tobin Rathnalisky, Clerihan(5) Rathnaleur - 1 family = 4 people.
Family named Butter, thatched house, 1 over 70 A Little Irish
(a) Patrick Butter, Rathnaleur, Clerihan(6) Knockeran:- 14 families. No. of people = 50.
Family name most common Slattery. 3 over 70. English.
(a) Thomas Money (b) Mrs Margaret Slattery, Knockeran, Clerihan. (c) Mr. Richardson, Knockeran, Clerihan(continues on next page)- Informant
- William Ahearne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mary Ahearne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Denis Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Hanora Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary