School: An Gleann, Cill Dá Lua
- Location:
- Gortcallyroe, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Méadhbh Ní Chléirigh
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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. - About eighty or a hundred years ago the system of education, the schools and the teachers were very different to what they are now. There were several of these schools, in the district but the one I know about is the one my grandfather attended in Ballygreen.
This old house served a twofold purpose, a cow house by night and a school house by day. The only seating accommodation were a few old stools and boxes and an old table which served as a desk.
About forty or fifty scholars attended this old school. The principal subjects taught were Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. So some of the teachers at that time had only a little knowledge of these.
The first teacher in this old school was an old woman by the name of Dolly Dinan from(continues on next page)
