School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)

Location:
Knock, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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  1. Schools was held under hedges or in barns. In this locality there was a teacher called Jennings. He was a strange, a southerener. The teacher went round on turn with his scholars and stayed with them. The pay the teachers got was their keep, they got no money. Reading, writing, and arithmetic were the principal subjects taught. They also taught Christian Doctrine. All subjects were taught through English. They used write on
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knock, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Mulligan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Drum, Co. Mayo