School: Behymore
- Location:
- Behy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 041
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- (continued from previous page)about "hedge-school""Well indeed an' I do," he said "Many's the time my father -May he rest in peace told me about them.
"An old man, named Mr Ranshire, used to teach in Ruane's barn. He was lame"."Did he always remain in the village?" I asked."No," said John, "he used to spend a week or two here and then he would go to some other place".What age were the school-children?" I said."What children? Indeed they were all over seventeen. Most of them were old enough for marriage, my own father was going when he was twenty""Well, can you tell me the kind of pens they used?" I questioned."They didn't use right pens at all" he said. "They used gooses quills or burnt Kippins, and of course, they used slates and slate pencils"."Was there a cane used?" I asked."No," said John "the pupils were a lot to old to be caned." It would be a great wonder if he did slap them, when they were paying him sixpence a week each"."And did they learn any Irish like we do?" I said."I don't think they learned much English. When almost(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Grant
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corimla South, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Corimla South, Co. Mayo
