School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)

Location:
Windfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Lócháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0026

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0026

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  1. 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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  2. 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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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cloonavihony, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonavihony, Co. Galway