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'A heavy set nun, she was, I remember clearly, very fond of the cane or her long black leather strap worn around her waist which came to hand very easily when the cane was not to hand.'
At four years of age, I started primary school and attended the Holy Faith Convent in Little Strand Street, Dublin, where I remained until I was fourteen years old. I walked to school with my sister and brother. Being a convent school, we were…
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'The Master held the cane in his hand most of the time as keeping order was a big part of his job'
School in Strabane was the Convent (5-6 years old) and Barrack Street Boys' Primary (7-14 years old). In Northern Ireland you had to pass the '11 plus' in order to access 2nd level (St Columb's in Derry). The standard of education in Barrack St…