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  1. The Hedge-Schools

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    Hedge schools existed at Pike Cross and other places. An old woman told me she went to a hedge school. In a barn it was; John Dowd was the name of the teacher. He lived to about 100 years old. At Lyreacromphane the hedge school she attended was. According to the number
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry