School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)
- Location:
- Tamhlachtain, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: L. Ó Broin
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- It is said that in the year 1881 there was very severe Weather. It lasted for eight or nine days without stopping. It did a great amount of damage around here such as tumbling trees and houses. In the same year there was a great rainfall which is supposed to have done much damage by flooding houses, drowning animals any people. It lasted four days and four nights.
- In olden times there was an old hedge school in Monavea, The teacher's name was Mr Brennan. His salary was two - pence(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gertie Atkinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhóin Bhuí, Co. Laoise
- Informant
- Mary Wade
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard an tSeagail, Co. Laoise