Hedge Schools
Hedge Schools were a system of schools which became widespread during the 18th century to provide education for Catholics, who were prevented by the penal laws from attending schools.
School was set up on the sunny side of a hedge later huts or barns were used. Children often took two sods of turf each day for a fire, around which they sat, on cold days. The hedge-school masters were poorly paid, often as little as 6d per quarter.
Generally they would receive payments in kind of turf, fowl, butter, and vegetables. Derreenascoob was the site of one of the first hedge schools in the area. The Hedge-school master was Andrew Lavelle.
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