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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 05_007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 05_007

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  1. Seán Máistir (continued)

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    arrived at the castle they used to give him porter. He was so fond of it that the maid put a herring in it, and he let a cough and he said I think I swallowed a midge.
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  2. Hedge-Schools

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    In olden times very few people in Ireland were educated. Those who received any education got it in hedge schools. Sometimes the hedge school master taught in the open air, in huts or in barns given by the people of the district. The schoolmaster remained in each district only a month when another took his place and
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eneas M. Noonan
    Gender
    Male