School: Lios Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- An Lios Dubh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 338
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- (continued from previous page)a fort. This is lest the children fall asleep and be taken away by the fairies.
- Hedge Schools
I have not heard of any hedges around here with the exception of one which was in the village of Treenkew (?)The ruins of it is still to be seen. I was situated in Tommy Kelly's land...school.
I was there secretly for that ...the time the English were persecuting the Irish and they had the children forbidden to get education.Jimmy Mullany was the school master and each pupil paid a pence a week to the teacher. As the school was small many children couldn't fit in. They had no desks that time and consequently they had to sit in stumps.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rita Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Trian Láir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
