School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_053

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  1. The school is opened every morning at halp past nine. Work is started at ten o'clock.
    the school children come in before ten but some lazy ones come in after ten o'clock.
    This is the programme for sixth class. In the morning from ten to half past they do arithmetic. Then the roll is called. At the next half hour they have irish sentences some days, other days they have irish reading. The next hour they have composition some days Irish and more days English. The next half hour they have Catechism. Then they go out to play for a half hour and come in at one o'clock. Then they
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo