School: Clochar na Trócaire, Gráig na Manach
- Location:
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 559
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- (continued from previous page)Broke. In those two schools they learned reading, writing, arthmetic and catechism. They were taught these subjects in English. They wrote on slates with chalk. They were seated on stones. The punishment they got was to stand with their face towards the wall and to hold the slate on their nose. If the slate got broken they had to buy a new one.Mary Ann Morrissy lived in a house under the belfry. She taught in the old school in the church-yard with Miss Myron. The school was errected by Fr. Braughal P.P. of Graiguenamanagh.Miss Myrons two brothers were killed at the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Coady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Harristown, Co. Carlow
- Collector
- Kitty O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Collector
- Maureen Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Collector
- Peggie Flood
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow
- Collector
- Rosie Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr J. O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr P. Cushion
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs C. Maguire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow
