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School: Craughwell (B)

Location:
Craughwell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
E. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0122

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  1. Local Hedge-Schools (continued)

    “There were once two hedge schools in Carrigan . . .”

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    of these people are living now. The boys who used to attend used to have to bring a penny a week to pay the master. The used to have to bring a few sods of turf or a few peices of sticks as fire for the school. They used to write on slates and they used to write with quills also. No Irish was spoken in those schools. The ruins of one of these is still to be seen. They had no seats, but they used to sit on stones, which were gathered in the school for that purpose. The Masters used to stay in little houses near the schools. All the[y] boys were not allowed to talk Irish. They would be punished if they spoke 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
    John Spelman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeen East, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeen East, Co. Galway