School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0006

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  2. There was one school in the town-land of Cappacon in the parish of Ballinakill.
    Martin Burke was the teacher's name. He taught no Irish. he only taught English, mostly by syllables. Boys walked three and four miles to school.
    Some of those boys were known as poor scholars. The farmers were very kind to those and as a rule gave them food and shelter.
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