School: Cnoc an Aifrinn (Masshill) (roll number 16016)

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   A School of the Olden Times. In the days of the Penal Laws there (waur) was a hedge school in our field. The school was made out of sods and had a timber roof. The master taught the pupils in this old shed. The Socholars did not use steel pens or pencils but thy (mads) made their pens out of quills. The man who taught in it was Michael Gallagher. The scholars watched on turns for the soldiers. Michael Haran This account was related to me by my father who belongs to the Parish of (T)Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. Edward Haran who related the above account, is aged about 45 years, a farmer and native of Masshill, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. buildings
            1. schools (~4,094)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Haran

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Edward Haran

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 45

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Masshill, Co. Sligo