School: Bloomhill
- Location:
- Cluain Creamha, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: C. Nic Annraoi
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- (continued from previous page)Kieran Hynes and two Kieran Egans. It is by far the most common name in the school.
St. Kieran's day is a holiday in the parish but as our school is outside the parish we remain open. All the children who come to school from Clonescla take a holiday because they live in Clonmacnoise Parish. - Our nearest fairs are nearly ten miles away. Athlone, Moate and Ferbane are equi-distant from here and the farmers attend all these towns. At Christmas there is a market held in Ballinahown for turkeys and now and then a buyer comes to buy pigs. Business is never transacted at cross roads but there are a few "jobbers" who go about to the farmers houses and buy beasts.(continues on next page)