School: Carrickgorman

Location:
Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Fleming
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 043

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 043

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    to count Irish was spoken and taught both by master and pupils, the teachers were in favour of the Irish language because very little English was spoken in parts. They wrote on slates got in old quarries, the children sat on stones they had no blackboards but they sued large slabs of stones.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vincent Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Togher, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Owen Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Togher, Co. Cavan