School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)
- Location:
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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“When a teacher named Mr Hegarty was teaching the people in this district a poor scholar came to get education.”
(continued from previous page)Mr Hegarty was teaching the people in the district a poor scholar came to get education. His name was John Murphy. He stayed for a week at Mrs Bennetts house Ballysurdane, Kildorrery, Co. Cork. Mr Hegarty was teaching there at the same time but about a week afterwards he left the district and went to some other place. It is said that the poor scholar afterwards became a priest.
Written by Elizabeth McCarthy, Ballysurdane, KIldorrery, Co, Cork.
Information obtained from Mr Thomas McCarthy, Ballysurdane, Kildorrery, Co Cork (Age 50 yrs)- It is said that Poor Scholars came from many parts of the country to this district. The name of one Poor scholar was O Brien and the name of the teacher at that time was Flaherty. Another teacher named Mr Hegarty was teaching here(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Kelleher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oldcastletown, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr David O' Keefe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Oldcastletown, Co. Cork