School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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- Long ago there was a hedge school, in the townland of Annagh, Ardcarne, Co Roscommon. It was held in an old barn beside Michael Kearnse's . It was called Rose's old school, because the barn belonged to a woman named Rose.
The teacher who taught in it was a man from the localaty. His name was John Cryan, and at night he went home to his own house. The only salary he got was a penny a week from each pupil.
The subjects taught were reading, writing, grammar, Arithmetic history and geography. Irish was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynadooey, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Pat Nickolson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
