School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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- (continued from previous page)did not speak Irish.
The children were seated on chairs round a big table, and the writing was done on a slate with slate pencils.
The teachers remained in the district as long as they lived, and were able to teach.
- No hedge schools existed in my district at any time, but there was a school at Drumcree, Delvin in 1830. It was called a "night" school locally. The school was held in the house of the teacher.Mr Murphy taught in the school. He was a native of the place. The pupils brought money or food every night to the teacher, and in this way they paid for the instruction they got.The subjects taught were:- Reading(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Cunneen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisclogher Great, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Gilmore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Addinstown, Co. Westmeath
