School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)

Location:
Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 052

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Over one hundred years ago there was a school held in a little house in the village of Rosboultra. Mickey, the Pipe, the teacher was called and my father could not remember what was his real name.
They say he was always smoking a big long pipe.
Mickey taught the children of the farmers in the village and from the neighbouring townland of Castlebanny.
Mickey taught some Irish but he was proud of his English for no one in Rosboultra had any English at that time. Mickey taught his

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Collector
Margaret Dempsey
Gender
female
Address
Rosboultra, Co. Kilkenny
Informant
John Dempsey
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Address
Rosboultra, Co. Kilkenny
Language
English