Aill Bhéil an Tulaigh aka Corkscrew Hill National School was built in 1885.
In 1919 Eibhlís Lynne from Listry, Co Kerry took up a teaching position here. During the War of Independence she was an active member of Cumann na mBan in the Ballyvaughan area. Her home near the school was a safe house for Irish Volunteers. Her school pupils also supported the military campaign against Crown Forces by doing sentry duty (lookout), creating roadblocks, and carrying messages in their schoolbags. MORE
Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighbourhood to collect record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The schools collection" as it became known is held and digitised by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD.
In the case of Corkscrewhill (much of Co. Clare) the children were fluent in Irish and transcribing these stories in the old Irish script. Máire Ní Chatháin (Mary Keane) was the teacher here at that time. Quite a number of stories were recorded from
- Mrs Kate Fitzgerald (b. 1869) of Poulacapple
- Terence Liddy (b.1849) of Cruagh North
- John Connole of Cahernacnaghten
- Mary O'Loughlen (b. 1866) of Cahermaan (par. Killeany)
- Peter O'Loughlen (b. 1900) of Corkscrewhill / Gragan West
- John Connolly (b. 1890) of Corkscrewhill / Gragan East
- John O'Brien (b. 1890) of Corkscrewhill / Doonyvardan
- John McNamara of Toomaghera (par. Killeany)
- Patrick Davoren of Cahermacun and more
To read the fascinating collection written by schoolchildren from Corkscrew Hill, click HERE
VISIT Corkscrewhill School on Google Street View HERE.
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