School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- (continued from previous page)Hayes and Miss Dwyer also taught in it. The hedge school which was in Mr. Crowe's land was a thatched hut and the children used to bring turf for the fire.
- Hedge schools were in existence about a hundred years ago and were very rare. It was very difficult to get a place where teaching was carried on with the result a good many people were unable to read or write. I am not able to give much information on this subject as it is a very old one. In later years schools were built children and teachers were accommodated in every way and the government paid for the education of everyone not like olden times.
- Collector
- Annie O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr O' Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Iheard that there was a hedge, school in Mr James Crowe's field, opposite Mr O'Ryan's house long ago. All the old people in Ballyhurst used to come to it. Then an-other school the present building was built at the opposite side of the road further up and it was a great opportunity for the neighbouring people and those who went to school there were supposed to have a great education. Another school one of the first National Schools was built at Ballagh which is in the parish of Bansha.
