School: Emly (C.) (roll number 16060)
- Location:
- Emly, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Brighid de Roiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 130
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- (continued from previous page)The teachers in the Boys school were:-
Mr. McNamara
Mr Purcell
Mr. Quane
Mr. Tierney
Mr. Kiely
Mr.Molloy
Mr. T.D. O'Brien
There was another school where Tom O'Dwyer is living now. That was a Protestant free school. An attempt was made here to pervert Catholic children. Soup was given to entice them to attend. It failed but the cross is still called the Free school cross.
Many interesting anecdotes are told about the teachers. One is worthy of record.
Mr. MacNamara was a man of great humour but great dignity. Like many of the educated men of his day he was rather pedantic in diction. One day a boy named Jeremiah Norris failed to answer to his satisfaction. Mr Mac Namara turned to him and said "Jeremiah you are a star".(continues on next page)
