School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- An Robhar, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 065
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- (continued from previous page)on Brandon Hill. There were no people lost in the storm.
- In the year 1800 there was a school in Conway's house in The Rower Village. It was before the first National School was built. The teachers name was John Conway. In the night he used to have a school of adults. After about two or three days in one place the teacher used to move to the next house, that was used as a school. They way he used to be paid was, his pupils used to make a collection for him on his last night in the parish.
There used to be a night-school in Callaghan's house in "Carrenroe Street". The ruins of the house is still to be seen. - Collector
- Thomas Lyng
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Bridget Lyng
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- An Cruán Rua Uachtarach, Co. Chill Chainnigh
