School: Flower Hill (roll number 12788)

Location:
Flower Hill, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Isabel Mc Quade
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 359

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    with a basket of clothes and each woman had her own stone in the river and on this she washed her clothes. It is said that each woman's washing was as white as snow.
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  2. In the old schools long ago the pupils did not learn as many lessons as the pupils now-a-days.
    The old schools long ago were not as well conducted as the schools of now-a-days. In olden times the people in schools used to write on slates. Some of the books long ago were more difficult than those of now-a-days. Long ago the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Rennicks
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flower Hill, Co. Meath