School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)
- Location:
- Clonroche, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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- (continued from previous page)In the Penal day's school masters were not allowed to teach in schools. They had to teach in ditches under hedges.One of his scolars would challenge him. He would write a verse and in the verse his challenge.The Priest was always judge over these challenges. If he succeeded the teacher would have to leave the country.If he did not he would stay going to school to his old school master. They called him the Poor Scolar.He went with one of his school mates every night. That is the way he got some food and he taught them their lessons in return.Long ago they were no(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Anne Rochford
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Redmond
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Coolnacon, Co. Wexford
