School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0301, Page 115
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- (continued from previous page)A man by the name of Michael Sullivan lived in Drimoleague some years past. He was also a sailor When in the navy he worked as a cooper making small boats, tubs etc. He was the only and most well known cooper in this locality.
- When the penal laws were in force the teachers were banned. They could not have schools and if the English soldiers found out that they were teaching they would put them to death. There was a hedge school constructed in a town land near Drimoleague called Bánbuidhe. The stones used in the making of it are now in the fences around where it was situated. The name of the teacher was Florence O'Shea. He was a short stout man. He was very fond of drink but he was a noted teacher. The people of the place used to tell(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Harrington
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Samuel Kingston
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
