School: Rahelty, Dúrlas Éile (roll number 4513)
- Location:
- Ráth Eilte, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Tadhg Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0553, Page 122
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- (continued from previous page)In Rahealty Parish there were altogether 16 Danish forts, 2 old castles, 1 old church & graveyard and a demesne. The population of the parish in 1831 was 1174. There were 110 children educated in two private schools. In the National School today 1938 there are 109 attending school.
- There was neither church chancel nor Vicar in Thurles. There was a Father Mc ? in Moyne and Rahealty, where of course there are no Protestants. Clonmore church is down, Boris church stood but had no minister. Leigh is down, ? churches in Fertiana, Beakstown and Kilclooney. Moycarkey and Athnid are ill-served. In 1704 Father Edward Comerford was the registered priest of Thurles. In 1731 Father Michael Phelan was in charge of Thurles which had a Mass house lately repaired and there was a chapel in the house of a Mr Matthew. A Father Michael Ryan had(continues on next page)
