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School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0006

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    each place. The names of the places where he taught school were Cappicun in the (townland) parish of Ballinakill, Lowertown in the parish of Woodford and Ballygowan, in the parish of Abbey.
    There were no National Schools at that time but they were built afterwards.
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    There was one school in the town-land of Cappacon in the parish of Ballinakill.
    Martin Burke was the teacher's name. He taught no Irish. he only taught English, mostly by syllables. Boys walked three and four miles to school.
    Some of those boys were known as poor scholars. The farmers were very kind to those and as a rule gave them food and shelter.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mona Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Donohue
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Galway