School: Cúlach (roll number 13349)
- Location:
- Coolagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Conraoi
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- (continued from previous page)going to be hanged the ghost appeared and clapped his hands and said "Now my boys hadn't I my revenge"
- There was a hedge school held in Cormick some time ago. The hedge school was held weekly in Donohue's field. It was a little house with no roof. The teacher's name was Frances Martin. This teacher had no pay, but she used to be kept in a different house every night. She used to teach reading and writing and Arithmetic. The had no seats at that time. The used to stand on the ground. There was a black board at that time; they had to write on slates. There was a hedgeschool in Abbeygormican. It was a little cabin in the village of Ballyrahan. When they would get holidays she would go(continues on next page)
