School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

Location:
Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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  1. In the townland of Gortnamuckla there was a school situated where Nurse Gallagher is dwelling now. The name of the teacher was Patrick Fisher, and his dwelling place was Cannon's Hotel. The subjects the children were taught was arithmetic, history, geoghraphy, and english reading. The master had no Irish at all, and the subjects he taught were all in english, and there was no Irish spoken at any time in the school. The children all had books of their own, and when they would write it was
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Feidhlim Ua Braonáinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranaglogh, Co. Donegal