School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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- The people taught beside hedge and ditches and in forts. There is a fort over in Foley's where people used to learn their lessons. It is a round fort and they used to have stools in side in it. This fort was out in the middle of an open field. The name of the teacher was Foley. The schools were carried on in the farmers' houses. The teacher lodged in the houses. They were paid with money for the instruction they gave.
- There was an old school house over where Denis Holly Lives. It was in his farm. The name of the teacher was Michael Moriarty. There was a man going from house to house. His name was Paddy Mulvihill. In the townland of Tarmons these were. In doors they taught. These people were no strangers. Michael Moriarty lived in Denis Holly's house where he was teaching too and the other fellows lived in the parish of Newtownsandes. Schools used be carried on in farmers houses. The teachers were called poor scholars". The teachers used get no payment but to give them plenty(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gerald Stack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dooncaha, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Martin Holly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 29
- Address
- Dooncaha, Co. Kerry
