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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 137

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    of these schools. The teacher was paid according to his pupils. The pupils learned their lessons off slates. They had no copy books that time but they used as writing material a burned stick. They used to let the stick cool and when it was cooled they would write on a board. They had slates also and they wrote on them with slate pencils. The teachers were from around the country. One of the farmers used to keep him for a night
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Jack Guinan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly