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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 05_018

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    There were no schools in olden times. The kind of schools in olden times they had were hedge schools. The teachers used to teach out under a hedge or in a barn, they teach the children one by one.
    The children had no ink they used to write with slate pencils and slates. They were taught Arithmetic Euclid and algebra and I have heard that the lads in Ireland used to go school masters every night
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon