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Fanore (Old) National School location

bobbyss · 2019-04-18 10:19:51

Have been reading about a controversy long time ago about this school. In the book it shows map of a new school built approx 1968. Also referred to the old school in which the controversy happened maybe about 1910. Google maps shows the new school. It's on what looks like an old boreen. On street view along that boreen…

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18-04-2019 11:19am

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bobbyss

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Have been reading about a controversy long time ago about this school. In the book it shows map of a new school built approx 1968. Also referred to the old school in which the controversy happened maybe about 1910.

Google maps shows the new school. It's on what looks like an old boreen. On street view along that boreen there's no sign of the old school. I'm presuming it's actually not there any more. Does anyone know anything about the old school? Is it actually gone?

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#2 18-04-2019 11:28am
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It's still there, as a house now. The plaque is still on the front gable.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.1151059,-9.28686,3a,89.6y,330.13h,75.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNIsyDPXwqOv5GBE98qcprg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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#3 18-04-2019 11:34am
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Phileas Frog wrote:

It's still there, as a house now. The plaque is still on the front gable.

Thank you very much.

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