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School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 278

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    had to take the teacher for a week and then he would go to the next child for another week.
    They had no desk so they had to leave their copies on their knees. The teacher boarded in a house near by, the barn.
    The scholars used slates and slate pencils for writing and doing sums. The teacher used to get his food free in every house and each child used to give him a penny a week.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Gee
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Mc Gee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuiltycreaghan, Co. Mayo