School: Ballinamona
- Location:
- Ballynamona, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael Mc Keon
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- The were schools in this locality years ago and they were known as hedge schools.
There was a school in Ballinamoney and the name of the teacher was Mrs Mc Entee and she taught there until Ballinamoney school was build she lived in Blackhills, she was paid by the Government one haf and the children the other half by giving her 3 a year the childrens father would give a few days to the teacher. the teacher went for a week to every house and then she would not have to pay. The subgects taught were called the tree R's namely Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. This is a short account of old Schools.
- There was two schools in the townland(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Fredrick Pringle
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Pringle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
