School: Kildalkey (C.) (roll number 868)
- Location:
- Kildalkey, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire Nic Dhiarmada
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- (continued from previous page)Chaptman and this man taught where Trimblestown castle now stands.They spoke both in Irish and English but they spoke mostly in Irish because the old people knew a great lot of the Irish language. They used quill-pens when writing and they also used slates and slate-pencils.Mr. Bligh used to have night schools and children from all parts came to him and he made very good scholars out of them.
- Old Schools...Told by Mrs Priest Baskinagh, Athboy.
There were no hedge schools in my district. An old lady beside my home went to a teacher in Kildalkey named Miss Margaret Smyth. This teacher came from Carlow. She was a very hard teacher and also very strict. This Miss Smyth was married to a Sergent in Kildalkey. This Sergent's name was Mr. Gill. They lived in a house which is now Revd. Fr. Ryan's lodge. - Old School. Told by Mrs. Tyrrell, Baskinagh. My other told me that where Thomas Hesnan lives was an old school. My Mother's father went to(continues on next page)