School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)

Location:
Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Michael Quinn
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  2. There was a Hedge School in Ballymoe up to 85 years ago. The last teacher was a man named Michael Quinn. Before him a man named Michael Hyland taught there (A manuscript belonging to him has been found and extracts from it will be given further on in this book.)
    The school was a portion of the house owned at present by Mr E.J. Donelon, merchant Ballymoe. Up to last year it remained as it always had been and was a one storied
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