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School: Clifferna

Location:
Clifferna, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sister Mc Ardle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1021, Page 016

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1021, Page 016

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    Long ago school was taught in little cabins or in the teachers house.
    At that time a hedge school master lived in the townland of Carricknamadoo, Kilinkere. He taught school in a little mudwall house.
    The children did their composition and Arithmetic on slates with slate pencils.
    It was mostly English that was taught and the names of the
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    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
    Kathleen Sexton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greaghagibney, Co. Cavan