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School: Cruachán, An Sciobairín

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Crookhaven, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Saidhbhín Ní Bhoidbléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0287, Page 047

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    Hedge Schools
    About a hundred years ago there were no National schools in Ireland. The schools were called hedge schools. The teachers got no pay from the Government and they got but little pay from the parents of the children whom they taught. Some of these schools were in our district. There was one of them in Lissigriffin. The teacher's name was Harnet. He taught in the open air where the cemetry of Kilmoe now is.
    In our village we had an old National school. This was a very badly built building. The teacher who then taught there was O'Mahony. Irish was not taught in this school.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeremiah Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crookhaven, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr John Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Crookhaven, Co. Cork