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School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)

Location:
Castlegal, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0156, Page 180

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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
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    William Mc Gloin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Grellagh, Co. Sligo