School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

Location:
Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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  1. Hedge Schools. 7-3-'38
    In olden times there were not as many schools in Ireland as there (is) now. And the people had to walk miles before they could get a Teacher. The Teachers and children used to hide under a hedge or in a cave or in some hiding place where it would not be found out. They had very few books, they had no copies, or pens but they used to leave a slate on their knees and write with a slate pencil. They had no desks or tables they had to sit on stones or sods of turf. They learned reading, writing, and arithmetic.
    The teachers were not paid like they are now. The parents used
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cissie Barnes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corracoolia, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Francis J. Barnes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corracoolia, Co. Galway