School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 101
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- (continued from previous page)work, while he read the news.
On these occasions the pupils used to slip out, one by one, each one leaing back the bone for the next, until the school-master suddenly discovered that all his pupils were out jumping the bog-holes.
Their punishment was usually very severe as the stick was not spared in those days.
There was only one old hedge school in my district, which is Ballygart, Kiltoghert, Co. Leitrim.
The site of this school is about one hundred and fifty yards from my house, and it is now the property of Mr.(continues on next page)
