School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- A long time ago a great many hedge schools were known around this district.
A hedge school existed in Lady's Well.
The teaching was carried on in the open. The name of teacher was Mr Molloy. This teacher was a stranger being from Windgap.
The subjects taught was old history arithmetic and old stories.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Lanigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Michael Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Garrynamann Lower, Co. Kilkenny