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Hedgerow schools

The Hedgerow Schools of Ireland

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Irish Catholic children attended school to learn English and arithmetic. In densely populated areas, school might be held in an abandoned barn or building, but in the country, the children literally sat in front of the hedgerows that separated one small croft from another. There were few, if any, … Continue reading The Hedgerow Schools of Ireland

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