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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 05_007

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  1. A Hedge-School

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    There was a hedge school on the side of the hill of Cnocspullagolaun about ninty years ago. An old woman taught a little crowd of pupils there. She was a stranger. She had a little house of her own in the village of Bun Buide in the parish of Balla, Co Mayo. The pupils paid for their teaching every month.
    The teacher was fond of Irish and spoke very little English in presence of the pupils. Every pupil had a slate and a slate pencil on which he did all
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maisie Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo