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School: An Ghráinseach

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Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
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E. Nic Uaid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0946, Page 019

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  1. Hedge-Schools

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    There was an old hedge school in Derrygannon, in the Fermanagh side of this parish of Roslea.
    It was taught by a lady called Miss Brown. She lodged in my Granny's house. When my great-granny was young she went to this school. It was behind a hedge.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Ginnity
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynawilt East, Co. Fermanagh
    Informant
    Mrs Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Derrynawilt East, Co. Fermanagh

  2. Hedge-Schools

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    In olden times there was a hedge school in the townland of Shanco on the site of which now stands Killeevan Church.
    There was only one teacher and his name was Master Murphy. There were over one hundred pupils attending it. In the summer time they were taught out in the open and in the winter, they had an old shed.
    They wrote on slates with slate pencils and they had only on book to read. They
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