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School: Skerries, Athy (roll number 10975)

Location:
Skerries North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
E. Tansey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 253

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    In 1930 alterations were made in Skerries NS Athy. There was wall removed. When the men were taking it down they found it was a turf wall. There were timber uprights and timber cross-bars. The men thought the wall was made of plaster and laths but there were no laths. The turf held on the plaster. This is the way the wall was made (Drawing).
    The school was built in 1871 and from that time until 1930 there was a turf wall in Skerries School. The master got up a card game to pay the men for knocking down the wall.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
          2. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laurence Blanchfield
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Youngstown, Co. Kildare