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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Roscomáin

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Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Fionnbharra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 265

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    The schools during the Penal Days were very different to the schools we have nowadays. They were called Hedge schools as they were behind the hedges, for two reasons, namely:- the English soldiers were on their track and behind the hedges were warmer and more sheltered than anywhere else.
    The Masters were mostly all strangers as they had to move from district to district because if they stayed too long in one place
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kate Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    107
    Address
    Roscommon, Co. Roscommon