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School: Fermoyle (B.), Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 269

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    In the penal times there were no catholic schools in Ireland. Catholic boys and girls used to gather together in old barns at certain times of the year and a school teacher would be there. This sort of school was called "hedgeschool" and the master was called a "hedge-schoolmaster".
    I heard of a hedge-school in the townland of Greenhall parish of Newtowncashel, county of Longford. The school was an old barn. The children used to bring a penny a week and a sod of turf every day. A man named Gill was the teacher.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismacmanus, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismacmanus, Co. Longford