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School: Ballymackney (roll number 5501)

Location:
Ballymackney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 195

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  1. A Story (continued)

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    told that there was an ancient Castle on the creat of Ballingarry hill and there was a cave running from it to Mannan Castle that you could drive a coach and four horses through.
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  2. A Hedge-School

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    There was a hedge school situated between Essexford and Drumlusty and the man who taught in it was a man by the name of Henry Bryne. He taught the older generation and made many good scholars and some of the relics of his art are yet at hand such as sun-dials.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
        2. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hand
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Radrumskean, Co. Monaghan