School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)

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   of the school now. There were no hedge schools in olden times. The teacher usn’t to speak much Irish, but the old people use to speak a lot of Irish. They used to be taught English reading, Arithmetic, Geography. The people used to give a little money to the teacher. Irish was not taught in olden times. They used to write on a slate. There used to be blackboards in the school also. Some of the teachers used to live in the district. Others of them used to lodge in the district.

   

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   There were a large number of old schools long ago. Some of the foundations remain yet of the old schools. The children long ago had to go miles to a school. It was not as easy for the children to attend school in olden times as it is nowadays. The teachers taught their children outside along a wall in the good weather, and inside in the good weather. Some of

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Irene Mc Tiernan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrownadargny, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Mc Tiernan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrownadargny, Co. Sligo