WGW Sligo County, Ireland

The Kildare Place Society (instituted in 1811)
had 36 schools in county Sligo, 1826.

    School - Teacher - Patron - #Scholars
    • Ballymote, Male - Jackson HAWKSBY - Rev. John GARRETT - #74
    • Ballymote, Female - Anne HAWKSBY and Jane ELLIS - Rev. John GARRETT - #90
    • Killerry - William BANKS - Rev. Mich. BOLAND - #48
    • Sligo Prison, Male - George SHERMAN - Rev. Wm. ARMSTRONG - #73
    • Sligo Prison, Female - Mary McMULLEN - Rev. Wm. ARMSTRONG - #9
    • Mount Temple - Teacher not named - Lord PALMERSTON and Mrs. SODEN - #20
    • Ardagh - Thomas FINAN - James LOYD, Esq. - #52
    • Sligo, Male - W.P. BLAIR - Rev. Chas. HAMILTON - #98
    • Sligo, Female - Margaret CHRISTIAN - Rev. Chas. HAMILTON - #114
    • Templevanny - Teacher not named - Earl of KINGSTON and Rev. FITZMAURICE - #95
    • Templehouse - Ellen WATERSTONE - Mrs. PERCIVAL - #67
    • Calry, Female - Catherine BLAIR - Mrs. IRWIN - #107
    • Thornhill - Margaret BEIRNE - Rev. John STACK - #52
    • Breafy - Teacher not named - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #129
    • Tubberscanavin - Bart. BRENNAN - Rev. Wm. HANDCOCK - #86
    • Gortlaunan - Ferral O'RORKE - And. JOHNSTON, Esq. - #180
    • Seaview - Thomas HILLAS, Esq. - #180
    • Killinduff - James TAAFFE - Colonel IRWIN - #103
    • Branchfield - Teacher not named - Robert DUKE, Esq. - #143
    • Easky - Thomas BARRY - Rev. George TRUELOCK - #115
    • Carrowmacarrick - Teacher not named - Rev. John STACK - #116
    • Kilmactranny - Teacher not named - Mrs. SHAW - #22
    • Corronia - Teacher not named - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #40
    • Kilmore Moy - Noble PAGET - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #172
    • Kilmactige - William EVANS - Rev. James NELLIGAN - #60
    • Ballinful - James McKEON - Rev. Charles DUNNE - #67
    • Gurteen - Michael CLARKE - W.T. SHERLOCK, Esq. - #131
    • Ballysadare - Teacher not named - Rev. Wm. HANDCOCK #66
    • Ardnabrack - Ed. KEATING - Nic. O. FURY, Esq. - #75
    • Carha - Teacher not named - Meredith THOMPSON, Esq. - #58
    • Thirlebeg - Teacher not named - Abraham MARTIN, Esq. - #not given
    • Knockadoo - Teacher not named - Robt. ELWOOD - #60
    • Seafort - Teacher not named - Mrs. WOOD - #50
    • Cliffony - Teacher not named - Lord PALMERSTON and G.C. SWAN, Esq. - #350
    • Carney - James McNEICE - Patron not named - #88
    • St. John's - Humphry GILMOR - Patron not named - #78
One of the Inspectors was Rev. Alexander McEWEN.
Names of scholars not given.

Source: '14th Report of the Society for promoting the education of the Poor of Ireland' quoted in O'Rorke (1889 ) History of Sligo.

contributor:
Jim McDonald
culrua@iol.ie

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