School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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- I never heard of any hedge schools being held in my district, that is at Garrison, Kanturk, County Cork. But my father told me that there was a hedge school near Newmarket, County Cork.
The school-master's name was Mr. Horan. In summer he taught in the open, and in winter he taught in the houses. He was teaching about a hundred and fifty years ago.
He was paid a few shillings from the pupils. He lodged in the farmers' houses.
Mr. Horan was teaching Irish, and the pupils spoke it, and they loved to speak it. The writing was done on slates. The children were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ted Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr William Cashman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garrison, Co. Cork
