School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)
- Location:
- Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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- Terence Moulloy, Rathskeagh (born about 1844 - died 1930) used often speak of Rathskeagh Hedge School. He attended school about 1852. The scholars used to bring home their slates. Only one book was used - "Reading Made Easy". Mick (Kinkead) Kincait was the only one that wrote. The school-master there went by the name of "Duckfoot Dempsey".
There was another Hedge-school at Ballinlug and remaind open much longer than the Rathskeagh hedge-school. Men born in the later fifties of the last century attended it. This school was conducted by James Triston, a Dublin-man. He was a fine scholar but had a bad temper. One of his pupils was permanently deafened by reason of having a box in the ear. When Ballymore National school opened in 1855 some of the hedge-school pupils enrolled and soon afterwards the hedge-school ended. James Triston tied about 60 years ago.
- Informant
- Terence Mulloy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathskeagh Lower, Co. Westmeath
