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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 452

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    About one hundred years ago there was a Hedge School in Legga. The school was in the open air behind Johnny Murphy's hedge. The teacher was known as the "Poor Scholar". He was a stranger. His name was Mr Madigan. On a wet day he was allowed to teach in a barn. All the pay he got was twopence a week from each scholar. He went home with the scholars on turn to lodge that night. One of the books the pupils studied was "The Universal" which was a spelling book.
    The Junior classes wrote on slates and the senior classes wrote with quills on paper. Instead of blackboards the teacher used big
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford