School: Cill Críosta
- Location:
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0286
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- (continued from previous page)and Fr. Francis, when they went to Maynooth they were asked did St. Stafford teach them, as they excelled in most of their subjects. They also went to the college in Loughrea, but the teaching there could not come up with the standard of Stafford.
The cane he used was big bone, chin bone of a horse or a cow, and woe to the person who missed his lessons, for a blow of the bone across the back would help them to remember it for many a day. He also had a class at Clostoken.
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“In the penal days people were not allowed to go to school . . .”
In the penal days the people were not allowed to go to school and they learned out by the hedges.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Clare Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Ballynacurragh, Co. Galway
