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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Br. P. Ó Gairbheith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 086

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 086

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    There were many hedge schools in certain places around the district of Newtown.
    A short distance from Newtown there is a place situated which is known as Rathculbin. In one of the fields there, a lime kiln is situated. This kiln can be seen from the road, and the present owner of that field is Mr Arthur Hutchinson. There was a hedge school in this kiln long ago. A man named O Leary thought there. He was a local man and he lived in Killiney.
    In one of Mr Gorey's fields in Kells, there was also another hedge school. This field is below Meighan's
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Cass
    Gender
    Male