School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 183
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- (continued from previous page)where he hid was called Carrackollan.
- In Penal times there was a hedge school in the corner of our 'Church field' in the townland of Rath Drummion.
The man's name was Sheehan and he lived in a little wooden hut in the corner of Rath grave-yard, and he is buried there.
He taught all the people from around and each person had to bring him a penny a day.
He taught Reading Writing and Irish and they used to write on slates in the open. All the children had to sit on the ground, and in a line, and in bad weather he would go round to the houses and teach the children.
