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School: Bán-Tír (C.) (roll number 2804)

Location:
Banteer, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Dheadaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0361, Page 691

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    Information from - Patrick Linehan Banteer Co. Cork.
    Age - 62 yrs.
    On the night of the Big Wind 1839 one of the boys of a family named Murphy, Lyre, Banteer, woke up in the morning and found that the roof of the house was stripped. This occurred during their sleep.
    This boy, Murphy, lived to a great age, and he was known as "Liam Fiadhain" because of his violent temper. This Liam used to tell that he attended a "Hedge School" in his younger days. This school was held in an old disused barn.
    Each pupil had his own Reader called "Reading made easy". The master had a long rod in his hand. He used take a sleep in the middle of the day. Occasionally he would wake up and draw the rod across
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Linehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Banteer, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Linehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Banteer, Co. Cork