School: Edenmore, Ballinamuck (roll number 14584)

Location:
Edenmore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Réid
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  1. In the olden times there were no National Schools such as there are now. I dont know of any special place there was a school. The teachers came from every part of the world to teach the children. The often carried on school in the farmer's houses. They had often to teach outside when they could get no place or shelter any other place.
    They often got very hard to get lodgeings. The children that were at these schools were not as young as they are now. The were often Twenty years old. They had no pens or pencils so they worked on slates. I dont know any subjects that were taught in these schools. There was no Irish spoken by the teachers or pupils. There were no blackbirds in these schools and I dont know any special book they had. The way that the teachers were paid was every pupil would have to bring a penny on a Monday morning. They were not paid as the teachers are paid the
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Jobe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Pat Hourican
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Longford