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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 090

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    Two hedge-schools existed in this district about sixty years ago. One of them was in Dulague in a shed of Tom Flemings and the other was in the house of John O'Connor. Master Murphy was the name of the teacher who was teaching in Dulague and he was a cripple. John O'Connor was the name of the teacher in Portduff and he held his school in his own cow-house. These teachers were not paid by the Government, but each pupil had to pay three shillings a quarter.
    The subjects he taught were Writing, Reading, Geography and Arithmetic. The pupils never wrote on copies with pen or pencil, but on a slate
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portduff, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Brosnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghmarky, Co. Kerry