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School: Baile an Chaisil B.

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0139, Page 559

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    they would get plenty to eat. the Teachers would then teach them the Protestant religion. Any one who went to those schools had to give up his religion. They would then have to sign (their) his name with his own blood that he was satisfied to do so. After sometime he too was sent around the country trying to change other people. He was well paid for doing so
    In the village of Palmhill there is a long low thatched building which served as (as) a school a long time ago. The seats were long narrow (tables) forms. The desks were long narrow tables. The pupils wrote on slates with slate pencils. If they spoke Irish they would be slapped by their teacher whose name was Mrs Early.
    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
    Jack Maughan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Maughan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Cappagh, Co. Mayo