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School: Doire Liath (roll number 10102)

Location:
Derryleagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0467, Page 171

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    Before national schools were established in Sneem area the people were taught in little thatched cabins during the Winter, and during the Summer months they were taught in the open-air under hedges or fences.
    There was one of these thatched cabins situated in Derryleigh and another in the village of Sneem. Nora Casey from Gerrah taught in Derryleigh and Patrick Brien taught in Sneem. Patrick Brien lived in his own home, and Nora Casey lived for a week or so in the house of each pupil.
    As payment they got a bag of wool and a few potatoes from the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Patrick O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Maulagallane, Co. Kerry