School: Ferbane (Convent)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr Patrick
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- There was a Hedge School in Ballysheil in Bridell's pasture. The scholars used generally get under a thick hedge. William Foley was the teacher, he was not a stranger he was a native of Clonlyon, Belmont.
Of course they used not be paid like the teachers nowadays The parents of the children going to this "Hedge School" used to pay the teacher with bags of oatmeal, sides of bacon, firkins of butter and cans of milk and eggs. Each child used to bring two sods of turf under his arm each morning.
All subjects were taught in these schools with the exception of English. The children used to write with quills on pieces of(continues on next page)- Collector
- Aine Gilligan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Michael Gilligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gallen, Co. Offaly