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School: Tulchán (roll number 10097)

Location:
Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Guidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0190, Page 095

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  1. Old Schools (continued)

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    only quills. "Here's to the bird that reared the quill that signed the Emancipation Bill." Slates and slate pencils were what were used for writing. There were desks only stools. The master used a large slate and slate pencil for a blackboardr. These schools did not last long only for a short time as the master go from place to place.
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  2. Old Schools

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    There was a hedge school in Gangrim. It is a cow shed now. The scholars used to bring in stones and sit on them. The school was beside Bridget McGowans house. The scholars used to write with quill pens on paper. There is a window on the shed. There is an old road passing by the school.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Agharroo, Co. Leitrim

  3. Marriage Customs

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    Marriage Customs
    Shrove and Advent are generally the times when people get married. People say that May is an unlucky month to get married in.
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday best day of all
    Thursday for crosses
    Friday for losses
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