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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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    When my Grandfasther was going to school in Hacketstown, he had to be in school at half-past nine. At that time they had no stools to sit on, they had to sit on their coats on the floor.
    The school-master's name was Murphy. My grandfather said he was a very cross master. When they went into school they learned Bible History for a half-hour. When the teacher heard the children their Bible they went to English reading. They learned
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Keadeen, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    John Byrne
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 75