1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Bilboa

School: Bilboa (roll number 11331)

Location:
Bilboa, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Muriel Collier
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 168

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0839, Page 168

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Bilboa
  2. XML Page 168
  3. XML “Old Schools”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Schools

    Share Share Post
    Hedge schools existed in my district at one time.
    Hedge schools was the name for them.
    The teachers went around from house to house teaching.
    School was held indoors.
    There was a special teacher in each district.
    Mr. Ryan was the name of the teacher in this district.
    He was a stranger.
    School was carried on in the farmers' houses.
    The teacher lodged in the houses.
    Each pupil brought one penny a week for his instruction.
    Reading, writing and arithmetic were taught.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Samuel Duckett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bilboa, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Isaac Wilson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Bilboa, Co. Laois