School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)
- Location:
- Cloontagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buadhacháin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 231
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- There was another hedge-school in Cloonageer along the road beside a pool of water which is still to be seen. The master's name was Dick Leslie.
The house was built of mud and roofed with wattles from the bog and sods. On a wet day the rain often came down. The fire was on the centre of the floor and oftentimes the place was filled with smoke, and when it was the master put out the scholars. Each scholar was seated on a big stone. The master had a pig and he was continually in the class-room and grunting at the pupils. The master slept in one(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Coote Geelan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonageeher, Co. Longford
