School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)
- Location:
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Mrs Payne
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- Long ago every one had to pay a little to the Church. If you were a big farmer you would have to pay a lot. If you were a small farmer you would have to pay a little. The money was very scarce long ago and the people used to pay corn instead of money. There were a lot of people and they were called the Tithe Proctors. It was a very easy job. They liked it very well. Miss Reynolds grandfather was called Put Reynolds because he was very low and fat. He was a tithe proctor.
Old William Payne Jack's father was also a Tithe Proctor.Joan Moran age 12
The Orphanage
Tyrrells Pass
28.6.1938Source J. Giltrap, Tyrrellspass, aged 38. - Long ago there was a lot of houses down the Mullingar road where Biddy Ryan's field is opposite Payne's acre. This was called Cabbage Street. There was a man named John Mac Donald living there and he had a public house at the corner by the river where the poor fellow was killed. He lived there for a long time. Cabbage Street was a very small village. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Wilma Simmonds
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- S.W. Payne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí