School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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- About 1850 Paddy McNulty was going around here teaching. He was a hedge school master. He had no school, no home whatever but depended on those he taught for his food, clothes etc.
He was a complete stranger, not a native. He used to teach in sheltry places but kept moving around through the whole district. He had a hedge school for a while in Grellagh, another while in Bunduff, in Cliffoney etc.
If the day came wet he went to some one of his pupils houses. Here(continues on next page)- Informant
- William Mc Gloin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Grellagh, Co. Sligo