School: Cartrún
- Location:
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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Hedge Schools in my district in former times.After the Famine years the Irish pedantry completed their education in what is known as "Hedge Schools." I may, assert that there stands the ruins of an old "Hedge School" about quarter of a mile distant from this school in a glen known as. "Poll na h-alrona"???These schools as they may be called received their name from the green side on the sunny side of a quick set hedge in which the pedagogue or schoolmaster carried on the work(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Guihen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Rynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Cornagee, Co. Roscommon