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    Folklore Old School
    On the cross roads at Irishtown there was an old school over one hundred years ago. The teacher was Billy Connor. He had a little hut beside the school in which he lived. He had a large number of pupils. He charged one penny. He taught no Irish.
    Some of the ruins are still to be seen.
    Collected by Maureen Kelly Irishtown N.S
    Told to me by John Mullally Corken Rathconrathe aged 78 years old age pensioner
    Date 30th May 938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Irishtown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Mullally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Occupation
    Pensioner
    Address
    Corkan, Co. Westmeath