School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0667, Page 263
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- (continued from previous page)were taught their letters and writing and arithmetic on slates with stone pencils and the older girls were taught needle work and knitting in the evening. Her name was Miss Filgate. The house is now occupied by Christopher Keegan. There was another old hedge school near Arthurstown it was a wayside shed and the teacher came from Dromin. His name was Mr Butterly and he taught the children how to speak Irish and a lot of Geometry, they would write on slates with stone pencils. He was lodged in the farmers house and was paid by the children a penny or two. The farmers could afford to pay a little more.
Written by Jane Boylan on 7th December 1937
Told by Mrs Boylan on 6th December 1937, Reaghstown
- Some time ago people used to make their own wool, farmers used(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockaboys, Co. Louth
