School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

Location:
Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 367

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  1. Her father went to a hedge school to Thady Winters, on the top of the Curlews near Lough Key (Doon). He taught the pupils in his own kitchen. They were Irish speakers. They paid him 1d per week and gave turf, milk, butter etc. as well. Whatever way he taught them to count by short methods, her father could do a sum mentally quicker than we can do it on paper now.
    This is how he taught them the English alphabet: -
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. foirgnimh
          1. scoileanna (~4,094)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma