School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carraig Gormáin, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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- (continued from previous page)and bring two turf to keep the school warm, the old sign board is still on the new school in Drutimon where Mrs. Fleming teaches.
- Over one hundred years ago there was a hedge school in the field now belonging to Mr. Joe Cullen, in the townland of Coradua in the parish of Killinkere.
This school was called "Coradua School Cabin" ass the branches of the trees in the corner of the field were formed like the roof of a house.
The man who taught in this school was master McCabe who lived in the townland of Coradua.
There were Irish, English, Arithmetic, Geography, and Grammer taught, the children had no books except an English(continues on next page)- Collector
- Arthur Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr Joe Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. an Chabháin