School: Dún Drongáin (B.) (roll number 7231)
- Location:
- Drongán, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teachers: Diarmuid Ó Gormáin Labhrás Ó Gormáín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 257
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“This School (Drangan Boys') was used as the Parish Church until the present church was built in 1863.”
This school (Drangin Boys') was used as the Parish Chuch until the present church was built in 1863.
There is a stone set in the wall of a small room at the end of the school now used as a coalhouse and on it is writtin:-
"Auctore parochopatri Fr Fox parochianis comitentibus edificata fuit hoc ((haec?) eclesia 1806"
Fr. Fox was at that time parish priest of Mullinahone and Drangan.
Mullinahone is now a separate parish and Drangan and Cloneen are joined together.