School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh
- Location:
- Carraholly, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 317
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- (continued from previous page)say if any teacher who came after was paid this grant by the Landlord or when the custom was stopped. Mr. MacDermott had a great reputation as a teacher and boys from Westport town came to school here, preferring it to the schools then in Westport.
Mr MacDermott lived in a cottage in Rusheen. His wife who was a native of the parish taught with him.
The woodwork of the school was always painted blood-red, Lord Sligo's colour. The woodwork of the windows, and doors inside and outside was painted red. Sligo painted all his property red, even the houses in the farmyard, - the woodwork, of the houses are painted red to-day. The red paint was always used till the last teacher came, and they painted it green.
After Mr Pat MacDermott came out on pension, a school master named O'Rielly got the appointment. He was from the place,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Proinséas Ní Mhoráin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Michael Moran
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonkeen, Co. Mayo
