School: Garbh Fhearáin
- Location:
- Garrafrauns, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Choinnigh
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- about ninety years ago all the neighbouring people of my village attended an old hedge school that was built about one hundred yards off the main road between Dunmore and Irishtown.
It was a very old building with a thatched roof one door and two small windows.
it was built on the top of a hill overlooking the River Clare.
Its front was facing Irishtown and its back towards our village.
It was poorly furnished and they spread straw on the grass for a floor.
A great number of pupils attended this school and they had to pay dear for their education towards the teachers.
there were no desks or seats in those days and suck occasions like in schools they fixed sods of turf rounds the floor and they served as seats for the children.
