Katesbridge
Drumballyroney P.

50 Protestants; 50 Catholics; 67 males; 33 females; supported by the London Hibernian Society for £10- £12 per year and the scholars pay 1 penny per week for reading; 1 half penny for reading & writing & 2 pence for arithmetic; establishes 1822 at a cost of £250, paid by subscription; the master receives £120 a year from the Society in 1836; school social 6 Jan 1912 (JUAHS 2012 p32); records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #120; LDS film#247467 1870- 1929

-17 males ; 6 females; all Catholics; supported by £2 per year from Rev. Mr. Leslie and from the scholars 1 penny to 2 pennies per week in 1836; called St. Malachy's ;

records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #1024

- 50 males & 4 females; rebuilt 1816 at a cost of £50 & the children pay 16 shillings & 3 pence per quarter. All Catholics in 1836

in Lower Square, Kilkeel; this schoolhouse was formerly a church & converted into a schoolhouse in 1836; was under the Kildare Society but now supported by Lord Kilmorey with £31 to the master & Rev. Mr. Close gave £9 to the master per year in 1836; soiree 8 Aug 1863 DR; b/w photo of school available (OKA p15); demolished

records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #749

- A Charter School was built in 1737 by Judge Ward but closed 1737 (LM 1999 p9) ; next one in the village was set up in 1828 with funds from Ward family & will of Rev. Hamilton (KCL p 77) supported by the London Hibernian Society; taught by Robert Nelson, clerk of the church; 14 males; 26 females; 22 Protestants; 26 Catholics; the house was donated by Lord Bangor and the teacher receives a certain sum from the London Hibernian Society in proportion to the number of pupils who pass an examination by its inspector. One shilling a week is paid by the pupils in 1836; originally in Fisherman's Row then moved to Palantine Square in 1837 (KCL p 77) ; records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #668

: James McCartan taught a school in his own house; 15 Protestants; 55 Catholics; 50 males; 20 females; he has applied to the Commissioners of Education in 1836; a National School by 1840 (KCL p 78) next teacher was Mr Denvir; a girl's school opened 1841 with Mary Keenan as teacher; exams 28 Feb 1880 DR; soiree & concert 8 Jul 1882 DR; fete 26 Aug 1882 DR; in 1910, the male's teacher was M. Buckley & female's teacher Miss Denvir (POD)

Needlework is taught by Miss Hamilton at a day school & 4th a classical school is kept by My Smyth in 1836

in a good slated cottage, 3 miles from Rostrevor on the old road between Rostrevor and Kilkeel; established 1819; income from the pupils was £8 per year; the salary of the master was £16 a year; intellectual & moral education; spelling & reading books from the Education Society; Authorised Version of the Scriptures read; visited by Protestant & Catholic clergy; 52 males; 21 females; 1 Presbyterian; 72 Catholics; master was James Cull, a Catholic in 1836

- established in 1820; supported by Kildare Street Society; the master received £25 a year from Lord Dufferin and 1 penny per week from the children; the schoolhouse is kept in good repair by Lord Dufferin; 86 males; 76 females; 146 Protestants; 76 Catholics; the master and mistress were Protestants in 1836; National school exam for female teacher 7 Mar 1846 DR;

- a private school opened in 1837; the master was a Protestant and received payment from the children according to their studies usually about £24 a year;30 boys ; all Protestants in 1836

- St Marys National School ; opened 1901; the first pupils enrolled were:
BOYS; Joseph Kerr, Irish Street; Patrick Keenan, Catherine Street; Arthur Mason, Shrigley; Robert McKeating, Irish Street; John Hughes, Shrigley; Thomas Rooney, Catherine Street; Patrick James Brennan, Tullychin; Patrick Brennan , Shrigley; Patrick Massay, Plantation Street; Alfred Vaughan, Moseys Arch; Francis Hughes, Plantation Street; Francis Keenan, Catherine Street; Edward Duffy, Irish Street, Edward Mason, Shigley; Alexander Davy, Shrigley; George Burns, Shrigley; Harry Fitzsimmons, Irish Street; John H. Quinn, Corporation; James Gibson, Shrigley.

GIRLS: Alice Duffy, Shrigley; Catherine Lundy, Corporation; Nellie Burns, Irish St,; Maggie Kinchella, Corporation; Maggie McAffrey, Shrigley; Maggie Hanna, Shrigley; Maggie Fairfield, Shrigley; Cissie Kennan, Catherine St; Maggie Murphy, Corporation; Josephine McGrady, High St; Mary McCormick, Shore St, Maggie Whiteman, Maymore; Nellie Flannigan, Shrigley; Sarah Anne Kennan, Breakys Lane; Cassie Davey, Shrigley; Lizzie Fairfield, Shrigley; Mary Flannigan, Shrigley; Jane McGlogan, Shrigley; Mary Duffy, Irish St; Jane Lunday, Corporation; records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #958

School records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #979 & film #1701995 ref 689 & Irish Street ref #690 7 St Marys film #1701996 ref #958; Church of Ireland & Presbyterian schools amalgamted 6 Apr 1939 to form new central school near Shanes Lough

National School here in 1863-GV

records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #326

under the Association of Discountenancing Vice and patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 30 males &10 females; Sunday school scholars 10 males & 10 females; Sunday school teachers 2 males & 1 female in 1836; fete 3 Sep 1881 DR; fete at Murlough 23 Aug 1884 DR;

in 1836- - in Kilmore townland opposite Miss Mason's Pub ; a mud walled, thatched building, without windows ;erected/repaired in 1828 at the expense of Rev. Mr. Creery; the Association for Discountenancing Vice gave the master £7 per year & Rev Mr. Olden paid him £2 a year; the children pay from 2 shillings to 7 shillings per quarter; 36 boys only; 24 Protestants ; 12 Catholics in 1836;the 1st teacher was Master Schlear who left 1848 & was replaced by Master Smyth;; the schoolhouse fell into decay & the pupils were transfered to the Entry School around 1850

-female school; in Kilmore townland; at the opposite end of the house to the boys; supported by the London Hibernian Society;4 infant boys; 54 females; 7 Catholics; 51 Protestants; the mistress was a Protestant;she receives 1 penny a week from the children in 1836

School records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #186 & film 1701994 ref#521 ; LDS film#247491/2/3 1881- 1950

in Corcreeny townland; a neat, brick building, corniced with freestone & a slate roof; near the Moravian chapel;its dimensions were 26 feet by 22 feet; built in 1834 at a cost of £60 which was defrayed by the Marquis of Downshire; it was under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 51 males & 19 females; Sunday school scholars, 46 males & 35 females; Sunday school teachers, 16 males & 12 females in 1836; prior the building the school was held in the Moravian chapel; the Marquis entertained all school children on his estate 21 Oct 1837 DR; records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1032

records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #942; see www.cloughey.org.uk/doc/CLOUGHEYHISTORY(young).doc

supported by the Kildare Place Society; in a good slated house; established in 1823; income from individuals£28 per year; from pupils £5 a year; salary of the master, Bernard Fegan, a Catholic, was £33 per year; intellectual & moral education;; using Dublin reading & spelling books, the Bible & Testament (Authorised Version); visited by Rev. E.J. Evans, vicar, The Rev. Mr. Jacob , curate & the Rev. Patrick McEvoy, parish priest; 62 males; 47 females; 20 Protestants; 5 Presbyterians; 84 Catholics in 1836

supported by the Hibernian Sunday School Society in 1817 with 47 students attending (HSSS); National School on the Gilford to Banbridge Road; built 1829; suuported by the Hibernian Society;photo available; (OGSLL p45);112 Protestants; 26 Catholics; 71 males; 67 females ; salary from the Society for Discountenancing Vice in 1836; exams 29 Oct 1859 DR; in 1910 the teacher was Miss Connor with assistant Miss Moore (POD); records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #327; closed 1940s

Knocknagunny
Knocknagoney
Holywood parish

Lawrencetown
Tullylish parish

called Bann National school; a small cottage near the Catholic chapel; established 1832; income from the National Board of £8 per year; from the pupils £12 a year; intellectual & moral education using the Authorised Version of the Scriptures; ; visited by Rev. Edmund McGinness, parish priest; 76 males; 45 females; 27 Presbyterians; 94 Catholics; master was Terence O'Reilly, a Catholic in 1836; the head master in 1910 was Francis Armstrong with headmistress Mrs Armstrong & assistant teacher Miss Fealy(POD) ; records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1278; click here for a class photo 1932; click here for a photo of the school building

records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #368

a National School, opened in 1872 (LR 2005 p 47); records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #705

records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1028

established 1834; built by subscription and a sum of £45 from the Board of First Fruits

records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #305

The Glebe schoolhouse was a plain, stone building 55 feet by 19 feet; the schoolroom was in the east end and the other occupied by the master and his family; the house was built in 1828 at a cost of £120 which was raised by subscription; supported by the London Hibernian Society for £4.10.0 a year & the rector, Rev Michael Sampson for £3 a year & the pupils paid £13 a year; intellectual & moral education; Authorised Version of the Scriptures used; 62 males & 73 females; 15 Protestants; 100 Presbyterians; 20 Catholics; the master was James Moore, a Presbyterian in 1836

records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1029

a house with a slated roof, in good repair; established 1822; income from London Hibernian Society per quarter 12 shillings; from pupils 1 to 3 pennies per week; salary of the master was £10 per year; intellectual & moral education; visited by Rev. James Beers, curate; 75 males; 29 females; 16 Protestants; 87 Presbyterians; 1 Catholic; master was Peter Taylor, a Protestant in 1836

under no society - patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 10 males & 10 females in 1836

- in 1836 - under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 53 males & 28 females; Sunday school scholars, 47 males & 47 females; Sunday school teachers,6 males & 5 females in 1836

-National schoolhouse on Scarva Road; a one-storey house with one room which is 26 feet by 10 feet; it was built as a schoolhouse in 1833 at a cost of £46.6.3 of which sum £25 was given by the National Board of Education and the remainder by subscription among the Catholics in the parish; the site was given free of rent for 30 years by Nicholas Charles Whyte Esq. Of Loughbrickland House; income was £10 a year from the National Board & £16 a year from the pupils; intellectual & moral education, also writing & arithmetic; Rev. Arthur McArdle, Catholic priest, visits each week; 79 males & 50 females; all Catholics; the master was William Geoghegan , a Catholic in 1836; John Byrnes was the teacher in 1910 (POD)

12 Protestants; 30 Catholics; 20 males; 22 females; supported by the pupils in 1836

a neat cottage established in 1824; income from a bequest of Mr. Robert Martin of £7 a year; from the pupils £15 a year; intellectual and moral education; supported by the Kildare Street Society for books; visited by Rev. Moses Finlay, Presbyterian minister of Donaghmore;no catechisms; using the Authorized Version of the Scriptures; 45 males; 41 females; 3 Protestants; 81 Presbyterians; 12 Catholics; master was William King , a Presbyterian in 1836;records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1271; replaced by a Parochial School in 105-DDPP p29

records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #628

national School in 1863- GV

on the Armagh road; patronized by the Kildare Street Society in 1836

in Lurganville townland; established 1810; was formerly under the Kildare Place Society but currently taught by a Presbyterian clergyman; has 40-50 pupils in 1836; click here for a photo

school in Bottier townland but called Lurganville school; established 1776; under the Kildare Place Society; 25 pupils;income from the pupils £12 per year; moral education; visited by Rev. William Wynne using Authorised Version of Scripture read daily; 46 males; 24 females; 50 Church of Ireland; 16 Presbyterians; 4 Catholics; master was William John Walker, Church of Ireland in 1836

part of a cottage; established 1824; income from London Hibernian Society of £6 a year; from the pupils £12 a year; intellectual & moral instruction; visited by Protestant curates; no catechism taught; Authorised Version of Scripture used; 56 males; 31 females; 30 Protestants; 41 Presbyterians; 16 Catholics; master was John Doak, a Protestant in 1836

records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #1047

43 Protestants; 6 Catholics; 33 males; 16 females; supported by the London Hibernian Society with books; those scholars who are able to pay, pay 4 pence per month; established 15th February 1828; taught by Mr. McIllwain in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #733

built 1834 & closed 1971 (DDPP p136); records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1287

a Lancastrian school;established 1815; a neat stone cottage with a slate roof; 31 feet by 17 feet; the income is from the pupils at £4 per year; intellectual & moral instruction given; visited by Rev. Boghey Dolling & Rev. Ansley Hugh; Authorised Version of Scripture read daily; 45 males; 15 females; 43 Protestants; 12 Presbyterians; 5 Catholic; master was Robert McVeigh, Church of England in 1836;records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1291

- National School; a cottage near the Presbyterian meeting house; established 1828; income from the National Board of Education of £10 per year ; from pupils £8 per year;( the children pay 1 half penny or 2 pence per week)intellectual & moral education given; visited by Presbyterian minister; no catechisms; Authorised Version of Scripture used; 68 males; 44 females; 13 Protestants; 95 Presbyterians; 4 Catholics; master was Andrew Harton a Presbyterian in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #148; LDS film#247475 1872- 1939

male & female National school; on the road from Banbridge to Castlewellan; a slate roofed house in good repair; established 1824; came under National Board in 1831; income from the Board was £10 a year; salary of the master was £15 a year with a house and garden; intellectual & moral education; visited by Rev. P. Morgan, parish priest & Rev. James Porter, Seceding minister of Drumlee; 75 males; 40 females; 1 Protestant; 1 Presbyterian; 113 Catholics; master John Cunningham, a Catholic in 1836; rebuilt 1953; email me for school photos c. 1937 & 1953 (MO2/6/2004);records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1267- (DDPP p65)

a Hedge Schoolin 1824, teacher was Edward Grant whose salary was £12 a year; 37 Catholics, 32 boys & 5 girls; (DDPP p101) a National School near Mayo Catholic chapel; a small, slated cottage, established in November 1832; income from The Board was £10 per year and from pupils 1 shilling each quarter; intellectual instruction & moral education; only books furnished by The Board are used; 94 males; 48 females; all Catholics; master Owen Fagan, a Catholic in 1836;records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1270

situated inside the course; a roughcast, stone cottage, whitewashed and slated; 31 feet by 15 feet; built in 1817; income from the scholars was £12 a year; under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; intellectual and moral education; visited by Rev. Ralph Bridge; catechisms on Saturdays by the school master; Authorised Version of the Scriptures read daily; day school scholars, 32 males & 24 females; 49 Church of Ireland; 6 Presbyterians; 3 Catholics; master John Kyle, Church of Ireland; Sunday school scholars, 19 males & 24 females; Sunday school teachers, 4 males & 2 females; 66 Protestants; 3 Catholics; books read Bible, Testament & Sunday school spelling books; hours were, in summer 7am to 9am from 2pm to 4pm; in winter open from 2pm to 4 pm; connected with the Sunday School Society for Ireland; no singing or prayer in 1836; by 1910 there were 2 National Schools here with teachers J. Hutton & James Atkinson (POD) ;records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #728

records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #799

near Lawrencetown; in 1910 teachers were Mr Magowan & Miss moore with assistants Miss Craig & Miss Hamilton (POD); records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #771

- supported by the Hibernian Sunday School Society in 1817 with 19 8 students attending (HSSS); a male school; a convenient room in the schoolhouse; income from Sir Robert Bateson Esq. Of£5 a year; the rector of the parish gives £2 a year; from the pupils £18 a year; fuel supplied by Sir Robert Bateson Esq. worth £4.10.0 a year; books from the Kildare Place Society, London Hibernian Society and Sunday School Society; moral instruction given; visited by the rector, catechism taught by the rector and master; Authorised Version of Scriptures read; 63 males; 13 females (sic); 62 Church of Ireland; 14 Catholics; master was George Richardson, Church of Ireland in 1836;records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #239

- female school; a convenient room in the schoolhouse; income from Lady Bateson of £10 a year; Sir R. Bateson for fuel at £3 a year; from pupils £8 a year; intellectual & moral education; using London Hibernian Society books; visited by the rector; catechism taught by rector & master; Authorised Version of Scripture read; 30 males under 10 years of age; 70 females; 65 Church of Ireland; 20 Presbyterians; 15 Catholics; mistress Olivia Brownlee, Church of Ireland ; records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #239

40 males; 20 females; established 1819; supported by the Association for Discountenancing Vice ; pupils paid 1 penny a week in 1836

under no society - patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 27 males & 14 females in 1836

- one male and female school; in Corporation townland; 98 males; 80 females; 166 Protestants; 12 Catholics; the mistress receives a yearly salary from Lady Dufferin and quarterly payments from the children; The master of the male school receives a yearly salary from Lord Dufferin and weekly payments from the children in 1836

- classic school taught by Miss McHarry; 28 pupils all Protestants in 1836

- taught by Mr. Fisher in his own house; pupils in winter 30; pupils in summer 70; all Protestants in 1836

45 Protestants; 17 Catholics; 46 males; 27 females; this school cost £50 to build and was paid for by the parish; the master earns £4 a year, with a house and an acre of land; the children pay 1 penny a week; established in 1826 and enlarged in 1836

Mulligan's National schoolhouse was 150 metres east of Mulligan's Bridge; it was a plain, stone & brick building with a slate roof; it was 38 feet by 23 feet; built in 1830 and a cost of £150 Irish currency; the sum was left by the late Mary Mulligan for the purpose; the family was involved in the linen industry

a slate roofed cottage in good repair on the property of Roger Hall Esq.; on the road from Warrenpoint to Newry; established 1829; income was from the pupils 2 pence or 3 pence per week; salaries were £15 a year; intellectual & moral education; Protestant version of Scriptures and spelling books used; visited by Mrs. Hall and family; 20 males; 22 females; 28 Protestants; 6 Presbyterians; 8 Catholics; mistress was Elisha McDonnel, Church of Ireland in 1836

Newcastle

in Kilcoo parish

NEWRY; supported by the Hibernian Sunday School Society in 1817 with 174 students attending (HSSS); in 1836- on Rathfriland Road; established in 1813; at one time under the London Hibernian Society but support was withdrawn in 1834; patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 140 males & 107 females; 192 Protestants ; 55 Catholics; supported by voluntary contributions; spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, needlework and bookkeeping taught; Scriptures taught without note or comment are used by all indiscriminately; Sunday school scholars 24 males & 32 females; Sunday school teachers 8 males & 8 females in 1836

- run by Christian Brothers, in Chapel Street opposite the old chapel; built 1803 the cost of which was raised by subscription;it was a plain, rectangular two-storey building 72 feet by 24 feet; the ground floor was occupied by the master and family and the upper floor with steps outside the building, was the schoolroom; supported by the National Board; its income was from the National Board of £ 20 a year, a bequest from Dr. Lennan of £21.7.1 a year, and £4 raised by subscription; Mr. Patrick Fitzsimons of Mill Street bequeathed £15 a year as a salary fro a schoolmistress to teach 30 poor girls reading, writing and needlework. This is done is a separate apartment; the master's salary was £35 a year; intellectual & moral education using the National Board's books; visited by all the Catholic clergymen of Newry; Authorised Version of Scripture; catechism taught after school hours; 163 boys only; 7 Protestants; 10 Presbyterians; 146 Catholics; the master was Daniel O'Gorman, a Catholic in 1836; the ground was given rent free by Lord Kilmorey; in 1881, Brother Fitzsimons was principal (POD) (DDPP p13)

- Union school; situated on Windsor Hill; it was a granite roughcast building; built in 1820 at a cost of £450 which was raised by subscription; there were two schoolrooms between which was the separate apartment for the master and Mistress; the schoolrooms were 45 feet by 22 feet and were well lighted; an acre of ground was given free of rent by the Marquis of Downshire; the male school's income was from subscriptions of £30, £ 20 a year from the pupils; the master's salary was £40 a year; intellectual & moral education supported by the Kildare Street Society with books; visited by all the Protestant and Presbyterian clergymen of Newry; Authorised Version of Scriptures used; no catechisms; 116 boys; 48 Protestants; 48 Presbyterians; 20 Catholics; the master was James Webb, Presbyterian in 1836 & William Nesbitt, master in 1881 (POD); grant aid application 1846; registers from 1866 in PRONI (OFN p239);records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #791

- Union school on Windsor Hill; the female school; income was by subscription £10 a year, from London Hibernian Society £6 a year, and £14 from the pupils; salaries were £26 a year fro the mistress; intellectual & moral education using London Hibernian books; visited by all the Protestant & Presbyterian clergy of Newry; Authorised Version of Scripture; no catechisms; 120 girls; 28 Protestants; 64 Presbyterians; 28 Catholics; the mistress was Eliza Maria Duff, Protestant in 1836 & Harriet Gillespie, mistress in 1881 (POD); grant aid application 1846 ; registers from 1866 in PRONI (OFN p 239);records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #791

- the infant schoolhouse in Stream Street; a neat stone cottage 50 feet by 20 feet; built in 1828 at a cost of £130 which was raised by subscriptions; the ground was given rent free by the Earl of Kilmorey; its income was from subscription £15, from the pupils £10 a year; salaries were £18.12.0 a year form the mistress; intellectual education using Wilverstin's Lessons or cards, mostly scriptural, moral education; visited by all the Protestant clergymen of Newry; 46 males; 54 females; 76 Protestants, 76 Presbyterians; mistress was Anne Campbell, Protestant in 1836; Hannah McGovern, mistress in 1881 (POD)

- Lyon's Academy at #1 Hill Street; a private house; intellectual & moral education, classical, mathematical and mercantile; the Scriptures read every day; 38 males; 15 Protestants; 19 Presbyterians; 4 Catholics; master was Edward Lyons M.A. a Protestant in 1836

- Campbells' High Street Academy; a private house; 2 rooms; established 1791; intellectual & moral education as well as English and mercantile; the Scriptures read every day; 30 males; 20 females; 10 Protestants; 20 Presbyterians; 20 Catholics; master and mistress were Archibald and Mary Anne Campbell, Presbyterian in 1836; grant aid application 1840 (OFN p 239)

- a private house at #1 Castle Place, Castle Street; established 1821; income from the pupils was £30 a year; expenditure on rent £10 a year; intellectual & moral education as well as English and mercantile; the Scriptures read by those who wish; 30 males; 20 females; 10 Protestants; 40 Catholics; master was John Brady , a Catholic in 1836

- a private house in Talbot Street; formerly kept in Hill Street; established in 1821; the income from pupils was £40 a year; house rent was £11 a year; intellectual & moral education as well as English, classical and mercantile; instruction given in Scripture history; 10 males; 4 Protestants; 6 Presbyterians; master was Isaac Lee a Protestant in 1836; called Ragged School in 1881, master was Robert Leech (POD)

- Convent National school built in 1830 in High Street; built 1830 by Sisters of St. Clare (DDPP p12); 280 female pupils; all Catholic ; established 1831 with the National Board; taught reading and needlework in 1836; run by Nuns of St. Clare in 1881 (POD)(OFN p xii) grant aid application 1840 (OFN p239); opened secondary School in 1925 (DDPP p15,23)

- at the top of High Street or Stream Street; 58 Protestant; 12 Catholics; 26 males; 8 females; supported by voluntary contributions; established 1829; reading, spelling, geography, botany, natural history, grammar and arithmetic taught; Scriptures without note or comment are used in 1836

- exclusively Catholic; no further information given ; supported by the National Board of Education in 1836; possibly in Needham Street, Ballybot; Mary J. Cutler, mistress & Theresa Gordon assistant in 1881 ( POD); regsiter 1875+ available in PRONI (OFN p 239); records in PRONI for Ballybot School film #1701993 Ref #106

School records in PRONI for Greenwell Street l film #1701994 Ref #250; the #1 school Ref #403 & the #2 school Ref #404; Rockvale Ref #781

Rockmount

- the school was held in the Bible repository in Seaforde, 1836; 38 males; 62 females; 80 Protestants; 20 Catholics; supported by the Erasmus Smith committee from which the master receives £20 per year and £10 gratuity; he also receives 1 penny per week from the children; another school did exist in the town but was not held in 1836 as it is undergoing repairs. ;article 22 Aug 1840 DR;Mrs. Forde entertained 17 Aug 1844 DR; fete 11 Aug 1883 DR; records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #787

under the London Hibernian Society and patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 37 males & 18 females; Sunday school scholars 42 males & 53 females; Sunday school teachers 11 males & 3 females in 1836

under the London Hibernian Society and patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire ;day school scholars, 55 males & 35 females; Sunday school scholars 52 males & 27 females; Sunday school teachers 9 males & 3 females in 1836

patronised by Miss Baily; supported by the London Hibernian Society which gave the mistress £4 a year; she also got £4 a year from Miss Baily and about the same from the children; 40 girls; 3 boys; 40 Protestants; 3 Catholics; the all under 12 years; mistress was a Protestant in 1836

near Kircubbin; records in PRONI film 1701995 Ref #692

St.Joseph's; opened on 16 September 1844 by Stephen McCarthy in Peter McClean's house; it was to be kept in repair by him at £1.12.6 per annum;' new National School opened c. 1895 (MO 20/4/2005); records in PRONI film 1736304 Ref #1170

Saintfield Model Farm School

In Ireland, Model Farms were a phenomenon of the early to mid nineteenth century.
The Commissioners of the Irish National System of Education had a policy of supporting agricultural institutions from 1837 onwards. Two kinds of institutions received aid; Agricultural schools which were rented and maintained by the commissioners and in which the farm building were erected out of public funds and secondly ordinary National schools to which farms were connected but in which the land was not held by the Commissioners.
The first type, under the exclusive manager of the Board of Commissioners was known as Model Farms. The 1849 report on national education indicates that there were only thirteen such schools in the whole of Ireland, five in Northern Ireland and only one in Co. Down- at Holywood.
At this time grants amounted to £300 for farm buildings and teacher's residence, provided there was a local expenditure of at least £150. A salary of £30 a year was paid to the teacher. Only six acres of land were required and a portion of the grant could go towards purchasing stock and implements. The Commissioners produced an Agricultural Class Book and a Farm Account Book which were distributed to all District Model Schools.

Saintfield Schools
Nicholas Price who died in June 1847 is known to have been keen on agricultural improvements and was probably the moving spirit behind the proposal to establish an Agricultural School at Saintfield.
The site chosen was in the townland of Lisdoonan approximately half way between Saintfield and Carryduff. Today the property is in the ownership of Mr. Robin Wylie and can be easily located as it carries the inscription "Model Farm".
William Blackwood, Mr. Price's agent, invited tenders for the erection of the building in March 1846- the architect was John Boyd of Belfast. From a newspaper report in March of the following year , we learn that having purchased 60 acres of land for a model farm, Nicholas Price had built a 'substantial dwelling house, office houses on the most improved plan and a school room.' It was reported that the expense of these improvements was at least £8,000.
Nicholas Price had rather grandiose ideas about establishing educational institutions in Saintfield. He had been responsible for building The Academy in 1823. The Down Recorder newspaper gives an account of the job description for a new principal in 1846 & 1847.
Saintfield Agricultural School was intended to provide a comprehensive course in practical agriculture and to back this up with agricultural science , including chemistry and geology in so far as they were connected to a knowledge of soil and land surveying. Farmers' sons were able to be the recipients and they could be wither boarders or day pupils.
If the latter, scholars had to arrive by seven in the morning and remain until six in the evening. They were expected to adhere top the same rules as the boarders.
Day pupils were admitted at a cost of £2 a year but for £14 , a young man could avail himself of "board, lodging, tuition and washing". There was accommodation for about twelve boarders who must be at least 14 years of age and must already be in possession of a "certain amount of information" as half of their time would be spent in practical operations on the farm.
Long house have always been associated with farming and these boys were no exception. They were expected to be up at half past five in the morning and were given only two hours for meals and recreation. In Winter when daylight was scarce they could have an extra half- hour in bed in the morning.
On Sundays the pupils were required to attend their respective places of worship. attendance at these school was not to be undertaken lightly, pupils having "to be bound under Indenture for two or three years according to their age and acquirements." Perhaps this was all too much for the young lads in the district since the school appears to have had a very short life.

The Rent Rolls of the Price Estate for the townland of Lisdoonan indicated that by 1851 Thomas J. Hawkins had taken the land in connacre and within ten years the Model Farm had become a gentleman's residence. Perhaps, with famine in the land the time was not ripe for model farms. Although short lived, the Model Farm with its "substantial dwelling house and office houses on the most improved plan' may well have set an example for others. It made a positive contribution to employment in the district.
Model Farms in general were found to be costly to run and continually under attack from those ill-disposed towards them. The Powis Commission of 1870 recommended they they should be not retained and by 1880 only two remained. Ironically, the ordinary agricultural schools with only two or three acres attached, fared better. In 1849 there were thirty-four in operation (12 in Ulster) and by 1870 there were 100, rising to a peak of 170 in 1875. Thereafter a decline set in and when the Viceregal Commission of Manual and Practical Instruction (1899) reported unfavourable on the teaching of agriculture as a subject in National schools, the commissioners had nothing more to do with school farms which then reverted to private use. At the same time a new Department of Agriculture was set up and training in agriculture was henceforth addressed to to adults.
Mr. Robin Wylie

Prospectus of the Saintfield Agricultural School- Patron James price Esq.
The above school, which has been for some time open , is intended to provide for the sons of Farmers a full and comprehensive instruction in the most approved modes of Practical Agriculture.