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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

Location:
Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 083

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    Long ago there were no schools but learned men went about the country. These men came to the houses of the better people and gave lessons to the children who attended.
    Some of these children were able to pay him. Others were not, but he taught them all the same.
    In the village of Jamestown there lived a man named Mr Norton who taught the children long ago and he was very kind to the children. He stayed at a business house in Jamestown, before moving on to some other locality.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs M. Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim