School: Derryhanee (roll number 16228)
- Location:
- Derryhanee, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mrs B. Wilkinson
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The schools in Termonbarry district long ago were called Hedge-schools. The teachers were strangers named Kelly, Fallon, Gunn, and Egan. They taught at the back of a ditch or in farmer's' houses. The teacher would stay a month in one district. They lodged in a different house each night. Every child paid his twopence a week. The subjects taught were reading, writing, arithmetic and Spelling. No Irish was taught long ago. The pupils did their sums on slates with slate pencil. They wrote with pens and ink.
When taught behind a ditch the pupils sat on stones. When taught in farmers' houses a long table served as a desk and a box or stools provided sitting accomodation. There were no blackboards in these schools.
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- Philomena Neary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Tearmann Bearaigh, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Gowan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Tearmann Bearaigh, Co. Ros Comáin
