School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)

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1. Hedge-Schools - The Carraroe Hedge-School (continued)

   

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   They paid the teacher three halfpennies a week for the winter term because the boys used to be in England during the summer term.
   There was a similar school taught by
   John Kelly
   Pobedmond
   Williamstown,
   and he taught Irish, Arithmetic and Latin, the school was situated in a old zinc barn in the field called Gort Mor.

   Mrs McDermott,
   Williamstown
   Co Galway,
   taught in another old school situated in Williamstown and she taught the same subjects as those I have already mentioned, it was situated where Mr Glynn's store now stands. Mr Carabine
   Carrenderry,
   Williamstown,
   taught in a similar old school and he taught the same subjects.
   At that time the attendance law was if the child made fifty days he would be promoted and could stay home for the remainder of the year, and how some of the teachers were paid was, according to

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   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Róisín Ní Chadhain

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowroe, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Pádhraic Ó Chadhain

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 60

   Address

   Williamstown, Co. Galway