School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)
- Location:
- Toor, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Riain
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- Martin Casey Castleconning , Co. Limerick was a school master in the district in olden days. He went around from house to house teaching the children. Sometimes he came to a certain house in the district he sent word to the people. The children were then sent to the house. Each child paid a little sum of money called a "school fee". the children were arranged in rows. They had no blackboards instead they had a large falt stone on whick they wrote with slate pencils. They taught Irisha and all about the Christian Doctrine in thsoe schools. The school masters remained about a month or so in each place.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fiddane, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Edward Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fiddane, Co. Tipperary