School: Clochar
- Location:
- An Clochar, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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- There was a hedge school in the forth at the top of Eddy McDonnel's hill. The man who taught was Tom Gray. They wrote on slates with slate pencils. They did not learn Irish in the School. The work they did was reading and writing and sums. The teacher's pay was gifts from the people. The teacher lodged in the houses around the district. The children sat round on stones in front of the teacher.
- Collector
- George Parker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Láithreach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Joe Barker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Láithreach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- There was a hedge school in the townland of Tonnyglasson. It was called Ballintea school. The school was out in a field in the Summer time and indoors in the winter time. A man named Master Gray was the teacher. He lodged with the pupils' parents.
He remained for twenty years int he school. He got no pay only presents from the pupils and the parents.
