School: Cill Mhic Eoghain (roll number 9848)
- Location:
- Kilmackowen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0276, Page 078
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“About a mile from this school is a small village called Carrig, there was an old school.”
(continued from previous page)their stool. They had no copies so they used slates instead. This school was used as a cow-house in Winter when the scholars were athome. Some of its stones were taken away to build a cowhouse last year.
Old Schools
“There are the remains of an old school situated about a mile from this school.”
There are the remains of an old school situated about a mile from this school. Eighty years ago there were pupils and teachers there, from nine o' clock in the mornings until two o' clock in the evenings. My grand-father was a pupil of that school for ten years.
When writing time used come they used sit on four "scailps" and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eileen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowlane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Gowlane, Co. Cork