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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 029

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    There was a hedge school at Glountane Cross. It was an "in and out" school. The teacher used go to each boy's house in his turn and stay there for the night. English Grammar and Geography were taught and also the Primer. The old people used to write with a piece of a stone called blackslate.
    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
    Pádruig Ó Siothchain
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Ó Siothchain
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58