School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)

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   this school was known as Diarmuid Calnan and he belonged to the Drinagh parish. He lodged in a neighbouring house and in payment he taught the children of the house and sometimes did a little work.
   There was no furniture of any kind in this school. The children who attended each brought a sod of turf and these were placed in a row on the ground and a plank of timber placed on top of them and this was the seat used by the children On this they sat while doing their writing on a slate - just an ordinary slate used for building purposes. They used smooth soft stones for writing on the slates as there were no slate pencils

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   Topics

   1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
         1. foirgnimh
            1. scoileanna (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Máire Ní Fhearghail

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Doire Graí Thiar, Co. Chorcaí