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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038, Page 0195

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    children to speak the Irish language. It is said that all the scholars had to put a string on a stick and tie it around their necks. The next morning the teacher would know if they spoke Irish.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Comer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Comer
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Woodfield, Co. Galway