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Virginia, Co. Cavan
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E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 046

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  1. Hedge-Schools - Curraghmore (continued)

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    hours. After school the sods were given to the master. They helped to keep his fire alight that evening.
    Some of the children who had no slates wrote in the clay with a burnt stick.
    The slates were found in Killinkere.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Hedge-Schools - Curraghmore

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    At the present moment there is a family named Hoggs in the Billis, The Billis is five miles distant from Virginia. It is said that their ancestors did much to hunt this school-master out of the country, mainly by persecuting him.
    The old teachers got very little encouragement except from the children's parents. The object of the English ruling government was to keep the Irish race in ignorance.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Mc Govern
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Frank King
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Deerpark, Co. Cavan