School: Cormaddyduff
- Location:
- Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghiolla Sheanain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 232
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- An old school still standing is in the townland of Enagh West, Virginia, Co. Cavan. This old school was built in the year 1832. Master Smyth taught for some time in this school. He was a Protestant. He was Billy Henry's grandfather.
The children used to bring as much money as their fathers and mothers could afford in order to support the master. He stayed in the house where Billy Henry is living now. The children wrote on slates and Parchment as there were no copy books in those days.
There was nothing but English taught and the Protestant religion was practised. There was a blackboard in it and it is in it yet.
It is said ti is haunted now.
- Informant
- Patrick Caffrey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan
