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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 023

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  1. Local Hedge-Schools (continued)

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    only to stand around in a class. The hedge schoolmaster was a fellow with no fixed abode but travelling from place to place.

    Do bhailigh Donnchadh Ó'Múimhneacháin an t-eólas seo ó Dhomhnall Mhícíl Ó'Muimneacain 84 bliadhna d'aois.
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  2. Local Hedge-Schools

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    There was a hedge-school at Meenagisagh, Gneeveguilla Co. Kerry. The teacher who taught there was Daniel Hurley. The attendance was sixty-three pupils - boys and girls. There was also a hedge-school at Park, Knocknagree in the farm of Patrick Breen. The teacher there was Timothy Cronin. Trees and planks were used as seats. The language taught was English but Irish was also spoken. The subjects taught were:- Grammar, Sums,
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Ó hIarfhlatha
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bean Uí Shiothcháin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    86