School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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    his salary. Paddy McNulty spoke it and encouraged it in a similar manner. He pressed teh used of English more.
    The children attending Clarke, wore a small piece of a stick, held by a tape, around their necks. Each time the teacher caught the pupil speaking Irish he put a mark or a nick in the stick. Then when pupil was ready to go home, he got a slap for each nick on the stick. This done a lot of harm as regards Irish and went a long way to wipe out the spoken language.
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    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