About Me

Our school is located in Sneem, County Kerry in the southwest part of Ireland. There are 64 students that attend the school from the ages of 4 to age 12. We are very proud of our school and work hard to maintain a good school image. We are in the beginning stages of working towards a Green Flag in Biodiversity. We currently have earned 4 Green Flags in the previous years.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Hedge Schools

 
Last Monday I was just coming back from Mr. Dignam’s hedge school it was soooo boring. We sat on stones in front of the hidden behind a big ditch. We had to do our work on our knees. Mr Dignam school is an outside school it is summer time, and last Sunday before the day I left. It was horrible weather, our copies kept on blowing away and the whole place was all muddy. On Saturday a prodesent guy saw our fire and he came through our door at the other side of the ditch and started looking for us but we all hid in a hiding spot and he didn’t see us. Well except for Bill. He got taken away. I learn mostly maths and English. All of my other brothers and sisters are all at home because my parents can’t afford to pay for them as well. We don’t have much land and life is very hard. I have four brothers and six sisters my brothers also learn maths and English. My sisters learn Latin,  Greek and writing. My mom said she is soon going to send me to a prodasent school. I used to have a different teacher called Mr. de Jong he went to a different village because no one was able to pay him or give him any food.
“Steve dad wants you to help him with the cattle”.
“Ok mother”. Well I have to go. Bye
By Naimh de Jong

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