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School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

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Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 249

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  1. Local Schools

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    There was a hedge school in Castlemarket. Patrick White taught in it. When the weather was fine they taught by the side of the ditch. There was about twenty boys going to it. Each boy had to bring a penny a week. They had to write on slates
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Jeremiah Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny

  2. Old Schools

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    There was an old hedge school about a mile from Abbeyleix. It is in the townland of Killamuc. A travelling school master taught there. The name of the schoolmaster was Lawlor. There were many of other masters there from time to time. Each school master would stay four months teaching then he would leave and go off to another school The language spoken was Irish. The writen was done on slates.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. public infrastructure
          1. roads (~2,778)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosconnell Glebe, Co. Laois
    Informant
    John Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rosconnell Glebe, Co. Laois