hedge-school

hedge-school

n
(Historical Terms) Irish history a school held out of doors in favourable weather, indoors in winter
ˈhedge-schoolˌmaster n
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Parallels are drawn throughout the piece - at the hedge-school a deaf student can't talk, and when it matters another won't - and beautifully compounded as the supposedly ignorant locals turn out smarter than they seem, spouting Greek and Latin at every turn.
Review: Lack of trust still relevant today; Translations Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
What passes with Reston is the bluff diction of the hedge-school master catechizing his audience on the verities:
Pundit to pasture

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