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Nfl a fhios agam an raibh Padraig ag scrfobadh aon duine ach ta me cinnte de rud amhain-da gcluinfeadh Denman a bhf ina bhreitheamh ar a chas fa na se feara deag-go mbeadh amhras air go raibh 6ige chorraitheach ag Padraig agus nach bhfeadfal a bheith ag surl lena mhalairt uaidh ach daoinf a roit n6 a scaoileadh. 1.4. SCOLAiOCHT Mar ata a fhios againn anois cha raibh leamh n6 scrfobh ag Padraig- is cosUil nar chaith se la ar an scoil- is iontach an sceal e sin agus an meid ama a chaith se i Meiricea. Bhf scoil i Min A' Chladaigh sular thoisigh an Bord ag cur scoltacha naisiunta ar bun ach bhf sf mfle go leith 6 theach Phadraig agus gan bealach ar bith fhad leithi ach frid an phortach fhliuch . Seans gur bocht lena mhuintir ea chur chun na scoile sular imigh siad go Meiricea nuair nach raibh se ach tuairim is ar chuig bliana d'aois. Bhi se trf n6 ceathair deag de bhliana nuair a phill se as Meiricea. Cuis eile a bhf le gan Padraig a bheith ag gabhail chun na scoile-nach raibh suim ar bith m6ran ag daoinf san oideachas. Go deimhin, b'fheidir go mb'fhearr d6 gan a ghabhail a c6ir n6 dheamhan m6ran dea-iomraidh a bhf leis na maistrl a bhf uirthi i dtus ama. Seo cuntais a tugadh cead bliain 6 shoin idir na bliantaf 1883-1886 ar an staid a bhf ar oideachas na bpaistf ar scoil Mhfn A' Chladaigh. Tuairiscf iad seo a scrfobh na cigirf agus seo ar chuma ar bith a raibh le ra acu: Meenacladdy N.S. - Dt. 1. 5046. Extract from Inspector's Report on above named school dated 26th May, 1886. - "Mr. X does not appear to be a competent teacher. The school has been in a most unsatisfactory condition since I took charge of the district and there appears to be no prospect of improvement. I give below the numbers examined in the years '83, '84. and '85 from which it will be seen that no pupil has been presented in a higher class than 3rd and in this class only eight have been examined within the period specified. I believe that no more than half a dozen have attained the 4th class within the last 10 years. The apathy of the parents in regard to Education may account in some measure for this extremely unsatisfactory state of things, but in my opinion an energetic and skilful teacher ought to be able to effect a good deal of improvement. Under present circumstances the school is of no benefit to the locality". No. in Examined No. in Higher No. in Third Second Classes Class Class 1883 40 0 6 6 1884 15 0 1 4 1885 19 0 1 3 Nuair a thainig D6nall MhicheAil Airt ar ais as MeiriceA sa bhliain 1877 chuaigh se chun na scoile arfs. Chonaic me i Rolla na scoile an fear seo a bhf 38 bliain d'aois agus gan sa rang leis ach paistf 9/ 10 de bhliana. Is leir go raibh suim aige cuidiu lena ghnoithe i mBaile Bhroighnf ait a raibh teach tabhairne, siopa agus beicearaf aige. 23