In this episode, Tom looking at the history of the model school. One of the first schools set up in Galway in 1852.
Ronnie is still looking the landlords in Ireland during the time of Home Rule anticipation and the Land Acts.
You can find the articles referenced in this podcast on www.advertiser.ie/galway
Ronnie - ‘The peasantry are the foundation of the world - the upper classes get worn out’
Tom - The Model School
Read more stories from the Galway Diary with Ronnie O'Gorman on The Galway Diary.
Read more stories from the Old Galway with Tom Kenny on The Old Galway.
The Old Galway Diary podcast is available on the Advertiser Podcasts and most recently on the Galway City Museum website on a weekly basis.
It is brought to you by two of Galway’s finest writers and storytellers, Ronnie O’Gorman and Tom Kenny. Elaborating on topics they have covered in the paper in the Galway Diary and Old Galway section, and many other aspects of Galway life and history, they bring their inimitable style to allow you relax, listen and enjoy.
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