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School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

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Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 368

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    Old Schools.
    In one of Mr. Cronin's fields of Ballymacamore there was a hedge school. It was a thatched cabin and a great many pupils attended it. John O'Shea who was my grandfather also attended it. The master's name was Thorby. He used to go home each night with one of the pupils. He used to make pens for the pupils out of crow's quills and ink out of galls got from the oak tree. Irish was spoken by the master and pupils,but when by the penal laws, Irish was forbidden, they had to learn English in the hedge school. That school master afterwards became a monk.
    SgÉalaidHe - Tomás Ó Seaghdha.
    A Sheoladh - Dúnamban, Cromadh.
    A Ghairm bheatha - Feirmeoireacht
    Aois 53 bl
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Seaghdha
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Dunnaman, Co. Limerick