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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 19_022

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  1. Local Hedge-Schools

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    There were two hedge schools around this district one in Whitechurch and another in Rathculbin.
    A man named O Reilly taught in Whitechurch out in the open air.
    O Reilly was a local man with a fair ammount of knowledge and he slept at the homes of his scholars the parents of whom paid him for the education given to their children.
    The teacher knew a great quntity of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Dungan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny