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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0339

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    (continued from previous page)
    quarry in Thomas Melody's land in Cartson, and there a teacher named Manniry taught. He also taught in another schoool in Dernamanagh.
    The teachers fearing discovery if they remained too long in any of their haunts, used to go from place to place never remaining more than a week in any one place - hence the number of hedge-schools.
    Kevin Higgins
    Dernamanagh
    New Inn
    Co. Galway
    Thomas Melody (73)
    Corrabane
    New Inn
    Co. Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway