School: Collon (roll number 14579)
- Location:
- Collon, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 187
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“There were various hedge-schools in our district in olden-times, in Belpatrick, Collon, Co Louth.”
(continued from previous page)that district, would meet outside the church door, in presence of the people of the parish, and question each other on various subjects, then whoever the people thought the most learned was allowed to remain, and the other went to some other district.
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“A hedge-school master taught at Strinagh.”
A hedge-school master taught at Strinagh.
His name was Burke. He taught in a farmhouse in Winter, but in Summer he taught out in the open.
He was not a stranger, he came from the other side of the district.
Sometimes he was paid by a dozen of eggs and other times by a shilling.
Irish and Latin was taught at(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patsy O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drogheda Road, Co. Louth