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School: Killavilla

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Killavilla, Co. Offaly
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M. Ní Dhubhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 015

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    could carry all he knew''.
    There were no blackboards then, and the master had to set his headlines on a limewashed wall, using a burnt stick instead of chalk. Seats of any kind were counted a luxury, and the children were generally found sitting on the grass.
    Mr McGrath taught in the first national school in Coolderry, which, building was then no better than a barn. Coolderry is a parish about four miles from Roscrea, but in county Offaly, is only one mile from ''The Knock''.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Daniel Hanley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Offaly