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'At that time priests were held in such awe so, no matter how dysfunctional, were treated with respect and reverence'
In 1954 I was bundled off to boarding school in Castleknock in Dublin. The choice of school was determined by the fact that I failed the 11+ thereby disqualifying myself from secondary schooling in the North. My parents discussed in detail theā¦
Tags: alcohol, alcoholic, Boarding school, Priest, secondary school
A letter home from boarding school
This is a letter sent by Billy Gallagher to his parents while he was in Boarding school in Castleknock. The letter describes life in boarding school.
Tags: Boarding school, Letter