School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 215
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- (continued from previous page)is still to be seen in letters from Australia, America and New Zealand. In some cases the letters were not joined together like our writing. Some of the pupils who attended these schools were good scholars. The rate of payment varies according to the pupils means those who had no money took turf or something else. Another of these schools was conducted by a man named Moore on the land of Mr.Peter Dooley. Another was carried on in Anatrim by a Mr,Mullin.The number of pupils varied according to their love of learning. Dooley's school was demolished about 9 years ago. After the death of his daughter in law, a table which was cut up for firewood before her death.
- Years ago basket making(continues on next page)
