School: Grangeford, Tullow
- Location:
- Grangeford, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Leanne Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 255
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - On the Lands of Johnstown now the property of Patrick Murphy there are the ruins of an old school. In Johnstown Lane which was the public roadway in olden times and leads to where it is situated at the foot of Johnstown Hill. The walls were very thick and built of stone and yellow clay and had a thatched roof. There was no cedar pencils used in this school but there were pens made from the strong feathers of geese known as quills and ink made from elder berries. There were very little books used and those were lent from one pupil to another and from family to family. A man named O'Donnell taught in this school. There is a spring well close to the ruins known as the school-(continues on next page)
