School: Kilmacanogue, Bray

Location:
Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Chuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 049

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0913, Page 049

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  3. XML “Snowstorms”
  4. XML “Heavy Snow”
  5. XML “Hedge-School”
  6. XML “Thatchers”
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    mountains at the end of June. A lot of stock lost. People were snowed up, they had no food. The snow was six feet in depth.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. frost and snow (~299)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanoge, Co. Wicklow
  3. Hedge schools
    There was a hedge school in Roundwood, a man named Mr. Leeson taught in it. The subjects he taught were, English, Arithmetic, and History. The hedge school was under a sheltered ditch.
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  4. Thatchers
    James Molloy of Newtown was a thatcher. He thatched every house in the neighbourhood of Newtown. He is dead ten years.
    William McCarthy of Roundwood was also a thatcher. He thatched all his neighbour's houses. He was very old.
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  5. Forges
    Stephen Toole of Calary had a forge. He made gates and spades and he mended ploughs for
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