School: Lios Béalad, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 11715)

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   our ordinary houses of the present day.
   Instead of pens and pencils to write with, they used to write with slate pencils or slate. Irish was taught in those schools but not as much as at the present day. The teachers were paid a couple of shillings a week for the instruction they gave.

   Mary Kelly

   obtained from:-
   Patrick Kelly
   East Drinagh
   Dunmanway

   

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   History Edit

2. Old Schools

   

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   At some period in the past, I am informed a school existed for educational purpose in the townland of Lettergorman
   To get to further assistance it is difficult to get back perhaps 150 years. In this locality I have not been informed of the hedge schools.
   In South Kippagh lessons were taught in a house in Mr Sam Kingston's farm. It appears the attendance was low and from inquiries I have been unable to ascertain who the teacher was. He has been described as a "Souper" whatever that implies. It might have been a member of a religious sect.
   The old school at Lettergorman was at a later period. There are many still alive who were taught their first lessons in the old schoolhouse. The site is still pointed out in Jim Daly's land, but these houses were of bad construction damp floors and unsanitary sorroundings.
   The teachers were then poorly paid and the establishment of the National school was undoubtedly a very great

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cornelius Tringle

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kippagh, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Calnan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kippagh, Co. Cork