School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

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1. Old Schools

   

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   Two old schools existed in our school district long ago. One was on Mr. William Moore’s land in the townland of Ballinacarrick and the other was on the main-road side on Mr. John Mc Gee’s land Ballymagroarty. The school on Mr. Moore’s rock was the first school in the district. The local names of these schools were Ballinacarrick school and Ballymagroarty. The head of the school in Ballinacarrick and Ballymagroarty was Mr. James Crawford of Ballinacarrick. The way the children were taught was they would not get leave to get any book to read or write until they would learn the seven syllables.

   The children were seated on a log of timber which was put sitting on the ground and made steady with three pegs of wood which were driven into the ground. There was no floor in these schools, it was the ordinary ground. The teacher of the Ballinacarrick school came to school on a donkey. The Ballinacarrick school is still standing. But it was improved many times. It is owned at present by Mr. William Moore. This school was thatched up to a few years ago. The door step is all is to be seen of the Ballymagroarty school. The names of the teachers that taught in those two schools were Master Mac Manus and Master Mac Nulty.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Mc Grane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballynacarrick, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   James Galvin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72