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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Maothal) (roll number 13770)

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Maothail, Co. Liatroma
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An tSr. Mícheal le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0216, Page 081

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    At present we have good national schools, Convents and Universities while long ago there were no school rooms at all. In some districts a teacher would teach some pupils under the shelter of a tree and this was called a hedge school.
    I have heard there were three hedge schools in my district. One in Cloonturk, another in Tooman and the other one in Lough Rynn. The one in Cloonturk was situated not very far from where the national schools now stands. The masters name was Michael Cannon, he was a stranger and no one knew where he came from. This hedge teacher got no pay from the Government but each pupil brought him some present
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    Topics
    1. earraí
      1. struchtúir de dhéantús an duine
        1. foirgnimh
          1. scoileanna (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Níc Aodha
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Mac Eoin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    An Droim Ard (Jones), Co. Liatroma