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    not spoken by the master or pupils and it was not used in teaching. Any teacher who taught Irish they was prosecuted. History was the principal book that was used in these hedge schools, they wrote with pencil and slate and sometimes with pen.
    The ink they used was red and it was made of dragoon's blood. The teachers had several schools together.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Pat Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathea, Co. Kerry