School: Baile Bhriain
- Location:
- Baile Bhriain, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: P. Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0802, Page 035
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- Long ago there were many old hedge-schools in existance in Ireland,. There were called hedge-schools because the school masters had to teach under the trees and in old stables. The children had to bring a sod of turf and a penny if they could afford it.
The scholar that did not bring them would get a slap.
The best scholar was to stand at the head of the class and so on. The people of the neighbourhood used to feed the school-master and he in the farm-houses during the Winter.
The children received very little education as the master's them-selves were not very well educated.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sean Glennon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cnoc Glas, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Joseph Smullen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Bhriotáin, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
