School: Srón (roll number 9090)

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   of them together and he brought in straw and hay and bags to let them lie on. Of course he had no beds for so many as it was a thatched little cottage. The cowhouse in Cahirbernagh or school as it was commonly called was very uncomfortable for both teacher and pupils. The roof of it was only about five feet high. With the exception of one small window on the roof they had no more light or windows. They used have no fire in Winter or Summer. They had no lamps or candles but bogdeal splinters. The scholars used always gather there for a long part of the Winters night. They had no seats or stools but blocks of wood or stems of trees. In the Summer the teacher used teach them near the hedges. He used to select some remote spot near the sunny side of a hedge or bank. There he used to sit upon a stone while his scholars lay stretched upon the green grass around him. One scholar used always be appointed to write whatever news he had on a big flag that used always be standing on the side of the road. This was the

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Cronin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Cornelius Cronin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   56

   Address

   Awnaskirtaun, Co. Kerry