School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 474
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- (continued from previous page)the teaching or learning of Irish Language.If the children were heard speaking Irish they would be punished by him.
Books:- The first book (primer) used in school about 1865 was called a "Redimadaisy". A lazy pupil, at that time, was also called "Redimadaisy".
Writing:- Slate-pencil and slate were used. Sometimes pupils wrote on their slates with the stem of a clay-pipe.
Seats:- Children sat on logs of wood -
Those logs rested on stones. Children also sat on stones which had for cushions bundles of withered grass called "buntanions".Teachers used not remain long in a district. They depended on what money the people would give them - Some parents were able to pay tuition fees - others were not.
Gearóid Ó Céileachair (oide) (do bhailigh)
- Collector
- Gearóid Ó Céileachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Francis Early
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Eden, Co. Leitrim
