School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- I am in sixth standard in Lankill school. The teachers come to the school at half past nine and the work starts at ten. I come to school at about quarter to ten. Some of the children are in before me and some after me. Those that come in after ten o'clock are made stand up on the floor for the whole half hour.
During the first half hour from ten to half past ten we do sums out of our Arithmerics. At the end of the half hour the master calls the rolls. Then he gets his answer book which he (hav) has left on the table and reads out the answers and If we get that answer we put up our hands.
During the next half hour we(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lena Keville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
