School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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- There was a hedge school at Cahills of Ballyvarra, Inistioge. The master attended and taught there three times a week. He taught Irish, and English. All the young men came to learn to read and write. They wrote with slate pencils on small slates.
- Collector
- John Cotterell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr William Cotterell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Kilcullen, Co. Kilkenny
- There was a hedge school in Sallybog, Inistioge. It was at the side of the hill in the open. The teacher's name was Richard Gorman or Dicks agamsa. He taught in Sallybog during the day. In the night he would teach school in Hanrahan's house in Cappagh. He would lodge there for the night. Every pupil brought a sod of turf(continues on next page)