School: Dristeran (roll number 2131)
- Location:
- Dristernan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Cnaimhsighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 269
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“About the first quarter of the nineteenth century there was a hedge school in this district.”
(continued from previous page)man. He was proud of his learning and liked people to call him a man of letters. When asked on one occasion the meaning of fortification he said two twentyfications make a fortyfication. He was very much looked up to by the people for he had a great opinion of himself.
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“My grandfather also named George Mc Candless was ploughing in a field along the road.”
My grandfather also named George McCandless was ploughing in a field along the road. A man whom my grandfather did not know passed down the road heading apparently for Culdaff Village for there was a fair there(continues on next page) - Collector
- Elsie Gibson
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- George Mc Candless
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal