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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 473

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    Long ago there was an old school in the centre of Fihora. My grandfather was at this school. The school was a little house out in a field near the Fihora road. It was a master that was teaching in this school. He was Master Hourican that was teaching in it. The teacher had a house of his own to stay in. The scholars had to pay the teacher every Monday. They were taught partly in English, and partly in Irish. They had spelling books. They used to have to write on slates and they used to have quills for pens. They had stones placed round the school walls and they sat on them and they had big slates for black boards.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Kane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Fihoragh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Kane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Fihoragh, Co. Longford