School: Tattenclave

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   was there about one hundred and twenty years ago. It was in an old calf-house of my grand father's. The seats the children had were flags of rocks. The children learned Irish that time. The schools were built in old houses. The teachers had twenty to forty pounds a year. Master Corry [?] was one of the masters that taught in these old schools. He was a very old man. Any kind of house the teachers used to lodge in. The children used to write on slates with slate-pencils. The children got a row of pins up their sleeves for prizes. The teacher stayed in the district for years and years. The teacher used to teach from ten o'clock ti three. The children used to spin their own clothes. There was a spinning wheel in every school (?) The children brought hard bread for their lunch.

   

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2. Old Schools

   

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   There was an old school in Tonagh where my Uncle James Sherry is living. It is not to be seen there now. You can only see the old walls, where it was built. There was two rooms in it. Most of the people who were at

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Brigid Corrigan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Calliagh, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mrs Annie Corrigan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Address

   Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan