School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)
- Location:
- Slane, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Josephine Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 221
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- The only Hedge school that is remembered around Slane was held at the Red Cross on the Grangegeeth Slane road and was taught in a small field about four or five perches from the angle of the Cross by a Mr Powderly of the Red Cross Slane.
The principal thing that was taught was reading and writing in English and as it was the only means of getting a situation in those days as Irish was then forbidden.
The pupils in this school were taught nothing better than the boys and girls of second and third class of to-day.
The farmer's sons that could afford to pay were taught at Casey's school Slane and in this school the great Dean Cogan was also taught(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Coyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Hill of Slane, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Coyle
- Gender
- Male
