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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 114

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    There were not many hedge schools in this district long ago. There was one in Sallowglen about two miles from the village of Ballylongford.
    They had a school in an old house which belonged to a man named Mr. Wallace. The teacher who taught in this school was Mr. Stack. Every day before daybreak forty or fifty pupils from around the district came to this school and if they thought the soldiers would not find them out, they would stay at the school for five or six
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyline East, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James Moran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballyline East, Co. Kerry