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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

Location:
Tallow, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 283

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  1. Why there is no School on Saturday

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    At the time of the hedgeschools, pupils never went for instruction to the teachers on Saturday. That was the masters washing day, and as he had but one shirt, he had to stay in bed while that was being washed and dried. Tradition has it, that Saturday was a day of brilliant sunshine. He could not afford to buy a second shirt, as in those days teachers received no salaries but lived on the few pence and halfpence which they received from their pupils.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
      2. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Conway
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr M Conway
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford