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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 565

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  1. Old Schools (continued)

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    boy had to come and clean out the cowhouses or stable, and each pupil had to bring a sod of turf for a seat.
    There were not many copies or steel pens at that time, only slates and feather pens and pencils.
    There were only three thing taught at that time, English, Irish and Arithmetic.
    There was a hedge-school in William Gallivan's field in Tonevane, and the master used to live in that farmhouse.
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  2. Local Marriage Customs

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    In olden times people used get married at certain times of the year. No one gets married in Lent.
    Mondays, and Fridays are considered
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. marriage (~4,283)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Greaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry