School: Glenculloo, Killoscully (roll number 11083)

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1. Old Schools

   

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   The oldest in this locality do
   not know of any hedge schools
   which existed at any time. The
   oldest school they can remember is
   one that was in Denis Madden's inch
   Glenculloo. "Inch" is the name applied to the
   little level fields by the river bank.
   The school building was of mud
   and stones and was built on the very
   edge of the river. It existed up to seventy
   years ago and at that time it
   was attend by eighty pupils who came
   from Ballinouse, Curraghquin, and Glenculloo.
   In the same inch but removed
   about one hundred yards from
   the school was the teacher's
   residence in front of which was a
   small plot surrounded by a wall.
   This was a garden for the
   teacher's use. Mr. O' Dwyer is the only
   teacher remembered to teach in
   this school though some say there
   was an assistant with him.
   The school building was
   destroyed by a big flood many years ago.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Hickey

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glanculloo, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Maddens

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Glanculloo, Co. Tipperary