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

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   Long ago the Irish people had to attend hedge schools. There were many hedge schools in this district. There was one is Belesker taught by Mr. Mullarkey. All the children of the village would come to an old barn and there they used to be taught to read, spell and write. They had no desks so they had to leave their copies or slates on their knees and write. The teacher used

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   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maggie J. Lyons

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Lyons

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Belesker, Co. Mayo