School: Shanahoe, Kilbricken (roll number 1905)
- Location:
- Shanahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Seán Ó Faoláin
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- In Shanahoe James Moloney a travelling teacher used to teach children in the vestry at Shanahoe, He was paid by the children at the rate of a penny a week. The children wrote on slates then. It is not known where he lodged. There were only an odd book now and then,
There was a hedge school in Boley. The teacher was Mr White he taught English & Irish. They wrote on slates. The children had to pay for the upkeep of the school.- Informant
- Mrs Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Cappanacloghy, Co. Laois