School: Behymore
- Location:
- Behy More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)for bigger boys who would like to receive some education. Before Behy school was built the children of Ballyholan went to a school at the Quay and a school in Mullaun's. The school in Mullaun's was a little thatched house where Mr. P Kilgallon lives now. There was a woman named Mrs. Fall teaching in it. She used a blackthorn stick for a cane. The pupils used to have to learn sums, reading, English and history.
- About eighty years ago there was a hedge school in my district. The name that was on this school was Caudgeen's school. This hedge-school was in our own land. The teacher was teaching indoors in the school. Martin Dempsy was the teacher in the school. It is said that Martin Dempsy lived in this district. School was carried on in the houses long ago. Martin Dempsy lodged in James Mularkey's house for a few months, then he left it and went around to the neighbouring houses for lodgings. The children that were going to school to Martin Dempsy had to pay him(continues on next page)
