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School: Grangeford, Tullow

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Grangeford, Co. Carlow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 255

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    On the Lands of Johnstown now the property of Patrick Murphy there are the ruins of an old school. In Johnstown Lane which was the public roadway in olden times and leads to where it is situated at the foot of Johnstown Hill. The walls were very thick and built of stone and yellow clay and had a thatched roof. There was no cedar pencils used in this school but there were pens made from the strong feathers of geese known as quills and ink made from elder berries. There were very little books used and those were lent from one pupil to another and from family to family. A man named O'Donnell taught in this school. There is a spring well close to the ruins known as the school-
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeford, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Confrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killenora, Co. Carlow