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School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)

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Ardbane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 144

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    “Long ago there was an old master teaching school in Tullynaha.”

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    them there. This master got no money from the public funds for teaching them. The scholars used to give him so much every week. He had no copies and they used to write on slates and stones. He knew no Irish at all. In the winter each person had to bring turf and the person that didn't take any, didn't get near the fire at all. They all sat on the ground. Some of them used to take stools for to sit on.
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    “Once upon a time there was a man named John Meehan. This man was going to a fair in Glenties.”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Ward
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal