School: Muirnín (roll number 3968)
- Location:
- Murneen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Mháille
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- In Ireland long ago there were no schools bit in every village there was a barn and once a week a school master would come and teach the children.
In that time there were no pens nor pencils to write with but the master taught the children by repeating the subject several times. The children were compelled to learn everything by heart.
The master that taught the children at that time did not get money but every child that was going to school gave him a little money.
Every night he would go to one of the pupil's homes to sleep and in the morning the owner of the house would bring him to the school in which he was to teach that day.
- Collector
- Seán Ó Cathmhaoil
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mace Middle, Co. Mayo
