School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 12_004

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    heavily and there were big floods in rivers. Some houses were flooded out and the people had to leave them. My father told me that aged 60 years.
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  2. Long ago there were no schools in Ireland. Teachers used to teach the children under hedges. There was no English taught but all Irish. The teachers would sleep in a house nearby where they would be teaching. The
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Labhrás Mac Parthaláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newabbey, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Paddy Anderson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 76