School: Kilbeggan (Mercy Convent) (roll number 14491)
- Location:
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Philomena
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- (continued from previous page)writing. Any poor scolar who had no home to go to, went in turn with the other pupils to their homes. He went with a different pupil every night.
- Mrs Caffery me that she often heard the old people tell of the fight that was made to keep the faith and also to impart knoledge to the growing children of that dark period known as the Penal Days. Then it was that the poor Scholar and Hedge Schoolmaster originated.Not far from Kilbeggan(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Imelda Dunican
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Caffrey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath