School: Killanure, Mountrath (roll number 8095)
- Location:
- Killinure, Co. Laois
- Teacher: C. Ní Dhubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 078
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- There was a hedge school at the head of the present Kieran Delaney's lane in Drimo. Night school was taught in Mat Delaney's (Killanure) house.
There was also a hedge school in a field of keenan's (killanure) at the back of James Burke's house.
Night school at Mat Delaney's was taught by a Mr Canty who was a retired schoolmaster and who lived in the house now rented and lived in by Thomas Grehan,wife and family Killanure.
Canty's wife had a shop there. A family the name of Hollorans lived in this house (Grehans) before the Canty Family. This Mr Canty also taught day school in Lacca.
- Collector
- Maria Grehan
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Dalta scoile
- Address
- Mountainfarm, Co. Laois
- Collector
- Martin Joe Delaney
- Gender
- Male
