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School: Cill Ábhaill

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Killavil, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0418

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    than any of the older ones. It i slated and very large. There are fine big windows on it and it is very nice. When it was built first Mr. Brennan taught in it. He died. Mrs O'Brien and Mr Rafferty were the next teachers
    Collected by: Mary Kilcawley
    Harristown
    Heard from Dominick Kilcawley aged 60 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Long ago schools were much different to what they are at the present time. Nevertheless the people of that time had a great thirst for learning. It is said that even the lower classes of people were as anxious for learning as the richest. A school in olden times consisted of one room built very roughly with stones and roofed with iron. There was one window and one door on the room. There was very poor accommodation also. There were only a few schools and very often the room was full of pupils. the scholars made their own ink out of some sort of weed and used quill pens. Later on there were slates and pencils got and now we have had pencils and paper. The school-master was paid by the scholars, each house contributing a certain sum each week. When the penal laws were brought int force no one could teach school and if a teacher was found anywhere he was fined heavily. Nevertheless they went on teaching privately. They usually went to the shelter of a hedge and there they taught their scholars. It is from this that the name "Hedge
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Benson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountirvine, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Benson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Mountirvine, Co. Sligo