School: Ceathrú an Chalaidh
- Location:
- Carraholly, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Aodhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 318
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- (continued from previous page)but he did not stay long school-mastering because he knew well that school-mastering was a poor job.
Mr. Greally came next, from Ballyhaunis. He lived in Rusheen in the cottage where Mr MacDermott lived and married his niece, who was also a teacher in the school. He died young. He was a good teacher and died young. Mr Walsh who came from Kilmeena taught in the school next. He turned out great scholars too. After that came Mr Egan of Castlebar who is teaching there now with Mrs Staunton the Assistant teacher.
The roof was blown off the school in February 1927, by a great storm.
It is a very old school now, very damp, and very cold. The rain comes through when it rains heavily. There is but one fire-place in the south gable(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Proinséas Ní Mhoráin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Michael Moran
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonkeen, Co. Mayo
