School: Clais, Athea (roll number 15100)
- Location:
- Keale, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Liam Ó Súilleabháin
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- There was a hedge school in Coole West . The Coole West hedge was the name of it. It was a small house and the teachers taught in it John Mahony was the teachers name . He came from Carrick . Some times the schools were carried on in the farmers houses. The teacher stayed in turn in every pupils house . The teachers were paid a penny a week by each pupils. English , Arithmetic , and Geography were taught in the schools
- Collector
- Nora O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Cornelius O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Clash North, Co. Limerick
- A hedge school existed in this district about fifty years ago . It was called the Glin hedge school . The hedge school was in Woulfe's farm in the Glin Create . It was indoor in a thatch cabin the pupils were taught . The Master was Michael Sheehan, He came for Clonehard Ballyhihil . Some schools ere carried on in the farmers houses . Each child that was(continues on next page)
