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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 479

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    Miss N. Tarpey from Lassinay used to teach in Horkan's house in Carrowkeel. A teacher named Paddy Judge used to teach in the old chapel in Ballyhaunis. In those schools writing was done on a slate. No blackboards were used and the children were seated on a sod of turf. The children were supposed to bring their own seats to school because they were allowed to stay in the building during the three months of Summer. During the winter nights the house where the teacher was staying was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Feeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Erriff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr M. Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Erriff, Co. Mayo