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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

Location:
Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0693, Page 009

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  1. Local Hedge-Schools (continued)

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    children used to write on slates and later they used quill pens.
    There was a hedge school at Killyon crossroads where Master Hanly taught. Then there was a hedge school in Inan, Croboy Hill-of-Down, Co. Meath, where Mr. Moloney taught. There was a hedge school in Kilmer, Ballivor, Co. Meath where Hanly's house now is. Mr. Daly, a Protestant Master, taught here.
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  2. The Famine

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    The Famine
    At the time of the famine there lived three families of Healy's in Killyon. One of the houses was beside Giles's field, another where Healys still live and the other just at the boreen going across
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