School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- There was a big hedge school in Mr. Huthinson's field on the Callan road.
A man named Matthew Kavanagh taught in that school.
This man lived in Kells.
He taught Irish and thought a great lot about it.
The pupils sat on stones with a pencil and paper.
Very few English books were used, they were mostly all Irish.
There was also a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Máire Ní Annracán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mary Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny