School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 155
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- (continued from previous page)homes of the people. To do this he had a limekiln in Mullaghmore. Here, he burned lime which was given free to anyone either for building purposes or whitewashing houses. As well, he had a glazier, who used to go around and repair windows, doors etc.
This of course applied to people who were in poor circumstances, and in these cases he always stood to their back, in the above ways.
As regards teachers, he gave them a bonus of £10 per year in addition to their salary
During the Famine times he took no rent.(continues on next page)
