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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 06_012

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    late for school and beat them down the back as fast as he could with his ash plant and if they had not two sods of turf with them they would get two slaps on the hand with the ash plant. Then he would let in the next one and give him the same thing as he gave to the other fellow and he would do that to every single one of them that would be late for school.
    The first subject in the morning that was taught to the sixth class was English reading and that was for a half-hour. That
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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
    Mary Keane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Mayo