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School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

Location:
Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 515

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    In this district long ago before the National Schools were founded there were hedge - schools were at Greigín Bridge in Pat Hegarty's land on the Castlebar road. There was a hedge - school at gleann na tebrna in John Mc Nultys land on the brossmolina road. There was also another one in Letterbrick in Anthony Daly's land now owned by Pat lyranahan. It is on the Belmullet road.
    Nora Hegarty, later Mrs Loftus, taught at Greigín Bridge. Pat Taffe taught in Letterbrick. Mangan was the teacher at gleann na Teor.
    In Summer they used to each in the open air. In Winter they used to teach in houses. They used to spend a week in every house. The scholars
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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
    John Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Letterbrick, Co. Mayo