School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)

Location:
Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Eoghain
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  1. In a field of ours there is the foundations of a school-house or hedge-school. It looks to be the size of a farmer's house, and the floor is paved with stones.
    The master was very cross, and used a stick on his scholars. The attendance was good, as high as eighty as there was no other school about. The master taught in the farmers houses at night, and he kept a mule tied in the end of the school to carry him around.
    When the boys used to get him occupied, they would pull a hair out of the mule's tail. He used to kick up his heels. The master whacked them for all this. There were no
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Rathconor, Co. Roscommon