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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 255

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    There was a 'hedge' school in this district long ago. The local name for it was Corrahoe School. The name of the man that owned the field where the school was situated, was Fargue Lee of Corrahoe. The name of the teacher who taught in it, was Mary Soden of Lathagloghan.
    The school which consisted of a room and kitchen, was a farmers house. The teacher used to go home at night. The scholars paid the teacher at a rate of a schilling a quarter. Arithmetic, English, and Writing were taught in it. They wrote with quillpens, and they wrote on slates also, and they had a blackboard.
    There was no Irish taught. The children were arranged in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beaghy, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    James Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumhirk, Co. Cavan