An Essential Picture in a Sketch-Book of Ireland: The Last Hedge Schools

The national system of education was introduced in Ireland in 1831, which meant the beginning of the end for hedge schools. Nevertheless, they lasted longer than it is popularly believed and up to the 1870s there were still many parents willing to pay for the education of their children at the nativ...

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Main Author: Mª-Yolanda Fernández-Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2006-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:http://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/YFernandez.pdf