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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 04_011

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    for the upkeep of the teacher. They had no accomodation of light only rush candles dipped in tallow, the fat of dead cows. This the people preserved for that purpose. There were no copy books or slates or pencils in those days. If they heard an ass or horse died within 20 miles of the place they went to get the jaw bone. This was a substitute for a slate. The pencil they used was a willow rod scorched by the fire for doing their writing and Arithmetic. There was no walking or dancing in those days. The people lived very humbley. The old people went to school until they were thirty years.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Nicholas
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Mc Nicholas
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo