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School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 102

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    Keane, who uses it as a barn. This school was roofed with green sods and the pupils sat on stones and sheaves of straw. They wrote with a quill. The man who taught in this school was one Mr. Beirne, and his usual fare was a penny a day. Those who did not give that kept for the night on their turns.
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  2. Hedge-Schools

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    The remains of an ancient hedge-school are still to be seen in the townland of Killarga near the town of Drumahair. This hedge-school is surrounded by a fort.
    It consists of a large stone about eight yards long and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Noone
    Gender
    Female