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School: Batterstown

Location:
Batterstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 015

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    In the early part of the eighteenth century there was a hedge school in Castlerickard bog. The name of it was scoil na Seachrán. Sometimes school was taught in the farmers' houses, and other times it was in the heather and at the backs of the ditches.
    There was a man named Mac Keon from Belfast teaching in it. This teaching
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    37
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Brannockstown, Co. Meath