School: An Cheapach (roll number 14508)

Location:
Cappagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh G. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0144

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  1. There was no school here before Cappagh. They used to go around teaching in barns. There was a man going round called O'Dowd teaching in barns. There was another man going round called Malinn. The scholars brougth him a penny each week.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There was in Ireland long ago a great Famine. The people died of hunger. The had to eat Indian meal.
    Around that time the priests were not allowed to say Mass. There was Mass said in a few houses in Lissavruggy. There was a mass said in Dan Mac Cormac's house in Lissavruggy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Lohan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13