School: Kilmyshal (roll number 14777)
- Location:
- Kilmyshall, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: E. Mac Niocláis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0891, Page 109
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- 109In olden times children had not the means of education that they have at present. There were no National Schools so the children were taught in old houses or in fields and these places are known as hedge-schools. Traces of three schools remain to the present day at Coorduff and other places. Mr. Carroll from Enniscorthy taught in Coorduff in a house belonging to Mrs Kavanagh. He taught the children English-Reading English writing Sums and Geography. The children had no copy-books to write on so they used slates. About twenty children attended the school. The teacher was paid by the children. There was also a hedge-school at Ballypracus. Mr Curran who was a National Teacher at Kilmyshall taught in his own house at night. There was also a man(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coorduff, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Michael Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Coorduff, Co. Wexford
