School: Edengorra (roll number 9597)

Location:
Edengora, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Michael Hetherton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 137

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  1. Hedge Schools told by Mrs Matthews aged 80 Cormeen Moynalty, Co Meath to her daughter Mrs Drake, Edengorra N.S. Bailieboro

    A hedge school master lived in the townland of Mullinastoghan in this Parish of Kilmainhamwood about the year 1850 and taught school there about the place where Mr Fagan now lives in Tom Shaffrey's land. His name was Galligan and he was also a poet as well as a teacher. He married a girl from Oldcastle against the will of her family. It seems he wished to make friends with her family later on and for this purpose he composed the following verses on an invitation to her brothers to come to breakfast with them:-
    "Dear Sir to shun domestic strife
    I write this note to please my wife
    For when such dames we do not please
    At home we have but little ease

    (II)
    Now to be brief she does expect
    That you and Tom will not neglect
    And Owen too without protest
    Will breakfast here on Sunday next

    (III)
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Drake
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Edengora, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Matthews
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cormeen, Co. Meath