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School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 181

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    the pupils gathered and he generally stopped a few days, or a week in the house. The people of the house fed him and clothed him, if necessary. In some cases they gave him a few pennies. This depended on the circumstances of the pupils father - if fairly well off he gave money, otherwise food or clothes.
    He was called the "Pedagoge".
    The subjects taught were; reading, arithmetic and writing.
    The reader used was called a "Goff". The Noster was both an arithmetic and a dictionary. Great care was given to this and it was wonderful how
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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
    Informant
    William Mc Gloin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Grellagh, Co. Sligo