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School: Cill Cheallaigh (B.)

Location:
Kilkelly, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Siadhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 76

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    Long ago there were three Hedge schools in the locality of Kilkelly. There was one in Kilkelly about one hundred years ago, one in Goulane about seventy years ago, and one in Shammer about eighty years since. There was a different Schoolmaster in each school. They taught in barns throughout the winter months and along hedges in the summer months.
    Some Teachers only taught throughout the winter months. They went to England to earn a living in the summer and they came home for the winter months. They taught different languages but none of them taught Irish. The schoolmaster stayed a week in every house. They got a little money from the people who could afford it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seosamh Ó Síadhail
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Kilkelly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    81
    Address
    Gowlaun, Co. Mayo