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School: Naomh Muire, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 2050)

Location:
Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Criostóir Bheldon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0384, Page 036

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    During the time of Penal Laws the Catholics were not allowed to teach and schools had to be kept in secret. There was a lot of them around Carrigtwohill. One of them was in Eddie Cotter's field and his grandfather Thomas Cotter used to teach in his own house at night before Mr Parker came. He had a lot of Irish books. Dave Barry the blacksmith had a lot of them and Father Pat Barry has some of them from him. Mr Hegarty in Ballard has one or two Irish songs composed by Thomas Cotter. The barn where the school house was near the old coach road from Cork to Tallow. Mr Parker must have been a good teacher for some of the old
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Richard Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Tim Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigane, Co. Cork