School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)

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   education from him.

   

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2. A Hedge-School

   

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   In a village called Rushestown, which lies about half a mile in a north-eastern direction from Windfield school, there was a hedge school about eighty years ago. The teacher's name was Tom Dowd and he usually taught in a barn in the village. The subjects taught were Geography, reading, writing and arithmetic and the books used were, the "double-spelling book", the Premier and "Reading-made-easy". The teacher was supported by his scholars who brought him in turn to their homes for food and shelter, he got no pay. After spending a night with each of his pupils he went some other place to teach there.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Conway

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newvillage, Co. Galway

3. A Hedge-School

   

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   There was a hedge school at the five roads in New forest. My great grand-fathers and great grand-uncal went to school to it. There were taught both English

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