During September 5th class studied the work of archaeologists in History and in English started to read the class novel Private Peaceful which is based on WWI.
This prompted students Hayley Keogh and Amy Mitchell to share some family history with the class.
Hayley told us about Annagore Mill .
It was built between 1730 and 1740, 100 years before the Famine. It was originally used to make paper and to grind corn. The wheel from the mill was 10ft. ( 300 cms ) long and 2 ft.( 60 cms ) wide and the fall of water was 5 ft.( 150 cms ) deep.
The mill was known as Keogh's Mill which is all the more interesting considering Hayley's parents bought it in 2009 and renovated it turning it into the beautiful house they live in today. ( pics below )
Amy shared her Great Grandad's World War 1 story with the class.
Tom Mitchell fought in the First World War. His troop were the South Irish Horse and were a horseback troop. One of the pictures you will see below is of Tom and his troop at Limerick Army Barracks before they left for the war. There is a website dedicated to his unit, southirishhorse.com and a memorial in St.Patricks Cathedral in Dublin.
Tom went on the train to Dun Laoghaire and then across to England by boat and onwards to France. It is believed Tom fought on the western front. Tom got a box of tobacco from the Queen at Christmas ( pic.below ) and it is in this box that Amy's family keep his whistle, compass, pocket watch and medals ( pics below ) Toms wife Amy's great grandmother only died in 2006. She is buried with Tom in Co.Kildare. They had 7 children and were from Abbeyleix Co.Laois.
This prompted students Hayley Keogh and Amy Mitchell to share some family history with the class.
Hayley told us about Annagore Mill .
It was built between 1730 and 1740, 100 years before the Famine. It was originally used to make paper and to grind corn. The wheel from the mill was 10ft. ( 300 cms ) long and 2 ft.( 60 cms ) wide and the fall of water was 5 ft.( 150 cms ) deep.
The mill was known as Keogh's Mill which is all the more interesting considering Hayley's parents bought it in 2009 and renovated it turning it into the beautiful house they live in today. ( pics below )
Amy shared her Great Grandad's World War 1 story with the class.
Tom Mitchell fought in the First World War. His troop were the South Irish Horse and were a horseback troop. One of the pictures you will see below is of Tom and his troop at Limerick Army Barracks before they left for the war. There is a website dedicated to his unit, southirishhorse.com and a memorial in St.Patricks Cathedral in Dublin.
Tom went on the train to Dun Laoghaire and then across to England by boat and onwards to France. It is believed Tom fought on the western front. Tom got a box of tobacco from the Queen at Christmas ( pic.below ) and it is in this box that Amy's family keep his whistle, compass, pocket watch and medals ( pics below ) Toms wife Amy's great grandmother only died in 2006. She is buried with Tom in Co.Kildare. They had 7 children and were from Abbeyleix Co.Laois.
