School: Bláithín Íosa, Lappin (?)
- Location:
- Lappanbane, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 177
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- During the penal days there were schools in Ireland known as hedge. The one in the town-land of Cormeen was situated at the head of a feild called '' The Point ''.
It was the end of a labourer's house and in it the scholars were taught. The teacher was James Brady but his best known name was James Vanney and he afterwards became a civil engineer for Cavan. He was not a stranger he lived a few perch from the school in a residence of his own, but there was a teacher there afterwards whose name was Donn and he was a stranger and had no home so the scholars would bring him home in turn and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Cavan
