Schools list

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Schools List

The table which can be downloaded below is a brief synopsis of the range of records available in the Archive. There is further information about particular schools held in the minute books, letter books, ledgers and other bound volumes. The list includes all schools established, funded or grant-aided by the Trust. This also includes some schools that did not actually open.

Explanation of columns:

School Name	name is based on town, towns land, local village, estate, or demesne.
Other Place or School Names	alternative names used in some documentation.
County	Irish county, all included except Leitrim.
Date of Sanction	date taken from the Board of Governors Meeting Minutes, this may not correspond to when the school actually opened for students.
Discontinued	date taken from the Board of Governors Meeting Minutes, this indicates when funding was withdrawn from the school which may have remained open afterwards and become under control of the National School system for example.
Property Documents	conveyances, fee farm grants and deeds related to land for building schools.
Correspondence	letters from teachers in schools mainly, also includes some inspector’s reports.
Architectural Plans	mainly ink and/or graphite but some have a colour wash.
Patron	local land owner or church minister.
Grant	Irish Ł – old currency pre-decimalisation.
Notes	additional information.

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SchoolName	PlaceNames	County	DateofSanction	Discontinued	Patron	Grant	Correspondence	PropertyDocuments	ArchitecturalPlans	notes
Aclare	Ballymote	Sligo	1904	1915			1886-1904	1811-1814		Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Aghadown, Whitehall		Cork	1828	1919	Rev. H. H. Beecher	Salary	1866-1887, 1888-1919		1812
Agherton	Ballyaghran, Ballyleesh, Coleraine	Derry	1811	1865	John Cromie	300		1812
Allmartin		Fermanagh	1840		Rev. J. G. Porter	50		1841		Building grant only
Annstown		Waterford	1903	1907			1902-1907			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Antrim		Antrim	1812	1883	Earl of Massarene	600	1863-1883	1813	Plans not dated
Ardagh		Armagh							Plans not dated	School never opened
Ardee	Carlingford	Louth	1807	1860	Ardee Corporation	300	1866-1947	1808-1930	1812
Ardglass		Down	1819	1878	Mr Ogilvy	Salary	1868-1881
Athlone		Westmeath	1826	1890	Athlone Corporation	Salary	1866-1894
Aughnacloy		Tyrone	1860	1883	Archdeacon of Armagh	Salary	1878-1883
Aughavilly		Armagh	1841		Vicars Choral	200		1840		Building grant only
Ballingarry		Tipperary	1808	1860	Richard Pennefather	300	1893	1810-1811		Richard Pennefather and Charles, Archbishop of Cashel.
Ballybunion		Kerry	1903	1914			1892-1914			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Ballycastle		Mayo	1903	1912			1903-1913			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Ballyclog	Stewartstown	Tyrone	1810	1876	Rev. James Gore	300	1812-1911	1811	1812
Ballinamara		Kilkenny	1840		Rev. Richard Graves	20		1842		Building grant only
Ballymacbrennan		Down	1821	1851		Salary	1820
Ballymena		Antrim	1840		Rev. H. J. Cumming	200	1866-1897			Building grant only
Ballymoney		Antrim	1811	1860	Rev. A. H. Symes	300			1812-1813
Baltimore		Cork	1883	1916	Rev. J. Jones	Salary	1882-1918
Banbridge		Down	1863	1874		Salary	1866-1874
Bandon		Cork	1821	1882		Salary	1867-1882
Belleek		Fermanagh				Salary	1871-1874			Open for six months
Beltiny		Tyrone	1812	1883	Rev. Francis Gervais	300	1866-1883	1814	1813	Eskermore grant went to Beltiny 17 May 1813
Belturbet		Cavan	1811	1892	Corporation	300	1835-1874		1813
Blacklion		Cavan	1864	1883	Rev. Dr Dickson	Salary	1867-1884
Blennerville		Kerry	1811	1839	Sir R. Blennerhasset	300		1812-1840	1812	New school built 1840
Bonnyclassock, Dunluce		Antrim	1841	1873	Rev. G. Morewood	100	1866-1873	1841-1842		Salary granted in 1854
Cloneslee	Brittas	Laois	1812	1839	General Dunne	300		1813
Bunbeg		Donegal	1907	1914			1905-1914			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Buncrana		Donegal	1811	1904	William Todd	300	1866-1902		1812
Bundoran		Donegal	1875	1877			1867-1878			Admitted as 4th class school
Burtonport		Donegal	1902	1912			1901-1923		1901	Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Bushmills, Billy	Eagry	Antrim	1811	1878	George A. Wray	300	1866-1886	1813-1878
Castlerea	Castlereagh, Knockroe	Roscommon	1808	1839	Lord Mount Sanford	300		1811
Cahir		Tipperary	1811	1860	Lord Cahir	600		1812-1912
Callan		Kilkenny	1903	1914			1903-1911			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Clabby	Camgart	Fermanagh	1840		Rev. J. G. Porter	100		1841-1920		Building grant only
Shillelagh	Shillelough	Wicklow	1821	1829		Salary	1822
Carrickfin		Donegal	1902	1937			1905-1934			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Claremorris		Mayo	1903	1911			1903-1911			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Cleenish		Fermanagh	1909				1908-1915			Special grant for one year Ł6
Clonbeg		Tipperary	1903	1921			1903-1914			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Collinstown		Westmeath	1857	1882	William B. Smythe	Salary	1866-1894
Collon		Louth	1811	1949	John Foster	553	1868-1935	1812-1932	1812
Cookstown	Kildrefs	Tyrone	1857	1883	Rev. A. Malony	Salary	1866-1884
Coolaghy	Portarlington	Laois	1816	1844	John Chetwoode	Salary	1818
Coachford	Coolacullig, Magowney	Cork	1841		Rev. W. Halloran	99	1899-1890	1841		Building grant only
Coolkenno		Wicklow	1819	1900		Salary	1867-1900
Craigs		Antrim	1840		Rev. G. Kirkpatrick	200	1885-1897			Building grant only
Templepatrick, Craigarogan		Antrim	1811	1860	Lady Caroline Longford	300		1811
Creagh		Cork						1812	1812	School never opened
Kilskyre, Crossakeil		Meath	1811	1849	Robert Wade	300		1812
Upper Cumber		Derry	1810	1883	Rev. J. Goldsberry	300		1812
Delgany	Bellvue	Wicklow						1810	Plans not dated	Memorial only, forfeited 4 March 1813
Derry	Londonderry, Creggan	Derry	1809	1883	Bishop of Derry	975	1853-1888	1810-1883	1838
Derryhaw		Armagh	1840	1910	Rev. W. McClean	75	1857-1908			Salary granted in 1857
Derryhean	Derryheehan	Fermanagh	1863	1883	Earl of Enniskillen	Salary	1869-1884
Dingle		Kerry					1910-1911			Board agreed only to inspect the school but it never became an English School
Donaghmore		Down	1903	1911			1903-1911			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Donadea		Kildare	1823	1854	Sir G. Alymer	Salary
Donnybrook		Dublin	1814	1874	The Trust	2063	1864-1891
Doon		Limerick	1867	1918	Salary		1868-1918
Downpatrick		Down	1858	1879	Dean of Down	Salary	1866-1879
Dromard	Colloony	Sligo	1811	1876	Col. Irwin	300		1866		Salary for mistress 1855
Drumbane	Thurles	Tipperary	1811	1845	The Trust	300			1812
Drumachose, Limavady	Drumachase, Drumachore, Limavady	Derry	1811	1836	Robert Ogilvy	300	1854-1886	1814		Salary granted 1854, Newtown Limavady grant went to Drumachose 17 May 1813
Drumbo	Drumboy	Down	1840		Rev. H. Maunsell	120	1872	1840
Drumcliffe		Sligo	1841	1903	Owen Wynne	47	1871-1903			Salary granted in 1856
Dundalk		Louth	1810	1885	Earl of Roden	750	1866-1886	1812
Dungannon		Tyrone	1811	1880	Hon. Thomas Knox	600	1866-1884	1810-1813
Drumall		Fermanagh						1840		School never opened
Kilnagross	Kilnegross, Drumgariff	Cork	1840	1860	Rev. H. Townsend	80		1827
Dysert	Dysart, Disert, Castlecoanfila	Kilkenny	1812	1842	William Humphreys	300		1812	1812
Enniscorthy		Wexford	1838	1883	Rev. J. W. Stokes	Salary	1860-1883	1838-1927	Plans not dated
Fahan		Donegal						1811		Grant forfeited 4 March 1813, school never opened
Ferns		Wexford	1811	1883	Bishop of Ferns	300	1867-1901		1811	Building grant of Ł100 in 1840
Fermoy		Cork						1809		Grant forfeited 4 March 1813, school never opened
Fethard		Tipperary	1903	1932			1903-1912			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Galway	Woodquay	Galway	1825	1863	The Trust	300	1825-1875		1833-1834
Gerah		Cork	1863	1882	Earl of Bandon		1867-1881		1833
Glencolumbkille	Malinmore	Donegal	1902	1942			1903-1935			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Glyde Farm	Glydefarne, Tullowstown	Louth	1819	1854	Chichester Fortescue	Salary	1819
Gorey		Wexford	1840	1884	Stephen Ram	200	1840-1872			Salary granted in 1854
Gortin	Rooskey	Tyrone	1811	1883	Claude Cole Hamilton	300	1857-1892	1813-1902	1813-1814
Graigue-na-Spidogue	Graiguenaspidogue, Graigue	Carlow	1841	1883	Mrs Faulkener	75	1876-1882	1841		Admitted as 4th class school in 1876
Granard		Longford	1831	1895	Rev. J. Beresford	300	1864-1895	1811
Headford		Galway	1911	1914			1911-1914			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Innishannon		Cork	1821	1884		Salary	1872-1884
Inver		Donegal	1910	1914			1904-1914			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Kells		Kilkenny	1902	1936			1903-1936			Aid to Small Schools Scheme
Kinnity	Kenetty	Offaly	1811		Thomas Bernard	300		1811	1810
Kilcoo School House		Down							Plans not dated	School never opened
Kilcooley		Tipperary	1821	1902	Rev. G. St Georges	Salary	1872-1902
Kildalkey	Athboy	Meath	1841	1860	Henry Potterton	180	1856-1860			Salary granted in 1855
Ballinacarrig	Kielnorilega	Cork	1840		Rev. R. Meade	100		1841		Building grant only
Kill		Kildare	1811	1916	Earl of Mayo	300	1867-1915	1812	1811
Drumshambo	Kildress	Tyrone	1811	1897	Dean Bourke	300

Schools List

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