Annacloy

Inch parish

1st- High St, Ardglass ; 67 Protestants; 81 Catholics; 73 males; 75 females in 1836 ; under Erasmus Smith's institution; established 1820; called the Protestant School in 1852 (POD),teacher in 1852 & 1863 was James Caldwell (GV)

2nd- in the village; 5 Protestants; 9 Catholics;3 males; 11 females in 1836; supported privately; established 1831

3rd- in the village; 10 Protestants; 10 Catholics; 5 males; 15 females in 1836 ; private support; established 1834

4th- in the village; 28 Protestants; 42 Catholics; 50 males; 20 females in 1836; private support in 1836;

this parish school is beside the Church of Ireland and was where the famous Bronte sisters' father taught around 1805 the school is now a Bronte Museum; it was a thatched cabin in good repair; the income comes from the vicar, Rev, John Dubourdieu at £2 per year; & the pupils 1 half penny per week each; the master's salary averages about £8 per year; intellectual education and moral education with books supplied by the London Hibernian Society; 20 males & 20 females; 4 Protestants;26 Presbyterians; the master William Harris is Church of Ireland in 1836

in Aghandunvarran townland,; it is a neat,roughcast whitewashed stone cottage. Its dimensions were 43 feet by 18 feet; it was built in 1815 at a cost of £100 which was raised by subscription; the Marquis of Downshire gave £20; this school was formerly held in house in Backnamullagh townland; under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 6 males & 10 females; Sunday school scholar 45 males & 41 females; Sunday school teachers 12 males & 12 females in 1836

supported by Lord Annesley; established 1831; 62 males; 46 Protestants; 16 Catholics and a separate school also supported by Lord Annesley and established in 1831 for 50 females; 38 Protestants; 12 Catholics in 1836

97 Protestants; 38 Catholics; 90 males; 45 females; supported by grants from the London Hibernian Society and 1 penny per week from each scholar who passes inspections; generally about 90 pass; £10 yearly is paid by the committee of managers towards the support of teachers; established 1831; reading, writing, arithmetic and needlework were taught in 1836

erected in 1822 at a cost of £300, £200 of which was paid by N. Batt Esq. of Purdysburn House the remaining £100 was a parliamentary grant; the master received £5 a year from Mr.Batt and 3 pence a week from the children; the Kildare Place Society supplied some books; 130 males; the master was a Protestant in 1836
- in the female section, the mistress, a Protestant, received £5 a year from Mr. Batt and 3 pence a week from the girls; 52 females; 50 Protestants; 2 Catholics in 1836

St. Joseph's; the principal in 1910 was J. Campbell (POD);enrolment in 2006 was 49 & threatened with closure DR 29/3/2006

beside the church; began in 1814 with John Williamson as master on a salary of £6 a year raisng to £9 in 1821; new building erected under the supervision of Rev. C. Wolsley in 1823 to replace an earlier building; (BB p 36); a very neat schoolhouse with a garden; previously supported by the Kildare Street Society; at present Lord Bangor gives £25 to the master who also receives a penny a week from the pupils & Lady Bangor gives £11 to the mistress and the dean gives £2 because it is a parish school; 94 males & 77 females; 114 Protestants & 57 Catholics in 1836; a National school (article & photo in Inv 2001 p 51-57& Inv 2003 p37); records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #541

Established 1820; 70 males, 42 females; 50 Protestants& 62 Catholics; pupils pay 2 pence per week in 1836

a cottage with its income from the London Hibernian Society of £6 and from the pupils £12 per year; intellectual instruction & moral instruction; visited by the minister of Drumlough meeting house & by the curates in the parish;50 males; 34 females; 4 Protestants; 100 Presbyterians; 5 Catholics; master William Kerr a Presbyterian in 1836; in 1910 the teacher was S. Crawford (POD)

called St. James , next to Chapel of Ease; it is a neat, roughcast brick cottage with dimensions of 33 feet by 15 feet; it was built in 1825 at a cost of £49 raised by subscription; The Marquis of Downshire gave £5 ;under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars 19 males & 20 females in 1836;click here for a photo of the building ; in 1910 the principal was Miss Cunningham (POD)

it was a neat, stone cottage, roughcast & whitewashed; Its dimensions were 53 feet by 18 feet it was built in 1821 at a cost of £106 which was raised by subscription; the Marquis of Downshire gave £10 and the Kildare Society gave £30; part of the building is used as a house for the master;and he has an acre of ground; ;under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 30 males & 23 females; Sunday school scholars, 55 males & 47 females; Sunday school teachers 6 males & 3 females in 1836

under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 12 male & 17 females; Sunday school scholars 28 males & 46 females; Sunday school teachers, 4 males & 4 females in 1836; click here to see its location on a map

; under the London Hibernian Society; 32 Protestants; 4 Catholics; 22 makes; 14 females; books are supplied and a grant of £2 per quarter & 1 penny per week from each scholar; established 1830; the house was a gift from the landholder Mr. W. Duffield; taught by J. Henry in 1836

under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 24 males & 27 females; Sunday school scholars, 13 males& 12 females; Sunday school teachers 3 males & 1 female in 1836

under Kildare Place Society; established 1823; had 80 pupils in 1836

situated on the road from Lisburn to Saintfield; under the LSB (London Scriptural Board) and patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 29 males & 28 females; Sunday school scholars 13 males & 8 females; Sunday school teachers 2 males& 2 females; received a grant of £30 a year from the governors of Erasmus Smith's board & one penny per week from those pupils able to pay; established 1818 by Lord Downshire, by whom an acre of ground was given; teacher was John Wilson in 1836

a National School; near the Catholic chapel; a neat, slate roofed, stone house in good repair; established 1833; income from National Board of £ 28 per year; from pupils 2 pence per quarter each; master receives from the Board £12 a year; from pupils £15 a year; the mistress receives 5 shillings a week; intellectual & moral education; geometry, arithmetic, mensuration (sic) algebra; visited by Rev. Hugh Smith, parish priest; 27 males; 24 females; all Catholic; attendance very low on account of the harvest; winter attendance being 140 males 7 females in 1836; master & mistress Felix Cunningham & Anne Burns, both Catholics

a small cottage near the parish boundary; established 1832; supported by the London Hibernian Society for £2 per year; subscriptions £ 2 a year; from pupils £12 a year; intellectual & moral education; visited by the vicar of Seapatrick, the ..... of Magherally , the Orthodox Presbyterian minister of Banbridge; 49 males; 27 females; 36 Protestants; 36 Presbyterians; 4 Catholics; master was William Dugan, a Presbyterian; Sunday school held in the building; 20 Protestants, 58 Presbyterians; 2 Catholics attend; 40 males; 40 females; 6 male teachers; 4 female teachers; hours of attendance from 8am- 10am; connected with the Sunday School Society in 1836

98 boys & 62 girls; 145 Protestants & 15 Catholics; the master is Protestant; it is a very old schoolhouse, in consequence of which James Waring Maxwell Esq. Of Finnebrogue House is going, at his own expense, to erect a schoolhouse in the centre of the parish;the expense will be £800; the master receives £10 from Mr. Maxwell, £7 from the Society for Discountenancing Vice & £5 from the rector; a house, 2 gardens and 1 acre of ground; 1 half penny per week from the children; the new school will be erected in Dunnanelly townland with Mr, Lynn, builder of Down in charge in 1836

established in 1827; a slated cottage built by the Kildare Society; income from the London Hibernian Society of £7 a year & from the pupils £15 a year; intellectual & moral education; Authorised Version of Scripture used; 72 males & 54 females; 4 Protestants; 97 Presbyterians; 25 Catholics; the master was James McKinstry, a Protestant in 1836

54 Protestants; 6 Catholics; 44 males; 16 females; supported by the pupils in 1836

was held in the teacher's dwelling house; 4 Protestant males & 4 females; 28 Catholic males & 28 females in 1836

4 Protestants; 27 Catholics; 15 males; 16 females; supported by the pupils in 1836

1) a male school, slated house in good repair; established 1828; the income is from the London Hibernian Society at £4 per year & F.C. Beers Esq. Of Ballyward Lodge gave £5 a year & the pupils pay 1 penny a week; expenditure on salaries £14 per year with house & garden; intellectual education & Moral education with books supplied; Rev. Mr. , F,C. Beers Esq.& Rev. R. Forde, curate of Drumgooland visit; 34 males; 4 Protestants; 25 Presbyterians; 5 Catholics; Master was Joseph McAulay a Presbyterian in 1836
2) a female school; income from London Hibernian Society of £5 a year & Ladies London Society £4 a year; 51 females the children paid 1 penny a week; teacher Margaret Morgan in 1835 (DCPH p 85)

the school was held in the Catholic chapel by the master, feeling convicted of the deficiency of his acquirements, has for the present gone to school himself & intends reopening his academy as soon as he finds himself capable of so doing in 1836

2nd- under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 99 males & 92 females; Sunday school scholars 36 males & 30 females; Sunday school teachers 2 males & 1 female in 1836; address to Robert Irvine from teachers 1 Aug 1857 DR;

an elegant school instituted by the Society of Friends (Quakers) where scholars are boarded; built and partly endowed by a legacy from an individual named Handock, partly by subscription in 1836

1) 93 males & 63 females; children paid 1/1 or 2/2 a quarter; teacher John McCracken in 1835 ( DCPH p 85);
2) London Hibernian Society paid £1.9.6. per quarter; children paid 1 penny a week; 100 males & 78 females; teacher was David McCracken in 1835 (DCPH p 85)

Blaris

called Magherary

Built 1828 at a cost of £250 which was raised by subscription; the Marquis of Downshire gave £25, the Marquis of Hertford gave £25 and Lady Downshire gave £20; in 1836, it was established under the Kildare Place Society; and patronised by the Marquis & Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars; 35 males, 24 females, 59 total; Sunday school scholars; 38 males, 50 females, 88 total; Sunday School teachers; 6 males, 7 females; a neat, stone cottage 51 feet by 19 feet;it had a cupola on the top in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #184; LDS film#247490 1887- 1937

small school supported by the pupils in 1836

under no society - patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 38 males & 26 females; Sunday school scholars 89 males & 98 females; Sunday school teachers; 11 males & 10 females in 1836;records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #1078

1st called Lurganville school; established 1776; under the Kildare Place Society; has about 25 pupils in 1836;

2nd- is a National school; established 1816; records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #319

parish school;under the National Education Board; erected 1812 at a cost of £50; the master then was James Ennis (LM 1999 p5) ; 74 males & 46 females; 80 Protestants & 40 Catholics;the master (a Protestant) received£10 from the Board and 8 shillings a quarter from the children in 1836; defence of National Education system 26 Jan 1839 DR;

built in 1822 by Lord Roden for girls & infants; school for boys built 1826 on Dispensary Hill (KPCB p16)

at New Bridge; a plain, stone cottage with a slate roof; its dimensions were 31 feet by 15 feet; rebuilt in 1824 at a cost of £25 which was raised by subscription in 1836;

Cargagh
in Ballyculter parish

The Misses Coulter kept this school as a boarding school; they began in 1831 with 12 pupils; 16 Protestants females who are instructed in English, French, writing and needlework; it cost £30 per year music, dancing, drawing & Italian were occasionally taught for an extra sum of 8 or 10 guineas a year in 1836

a good slate roofed house built for the purpose in 1826; at a cost of £100, which was raised by local subscription; James Ewart, a farmer, gave the site free; it is kept in repair by subscriptions lifted at charity sermons preached in the house by the Presbyterians of Hillsborough; under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 47 males & 35 females; Sunday school scholars , 28 males & 38 females; Sunday school teachers,2 males & 2 females; The building also doubles as a Methodist meeting house in 1836

situated on the road from Hillsborough to Saintfield; the school was endowed with a half acre of ground; established 1828 & built by subscription of £20 from Lord Downshire; under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars,44 males & 30 females; Sunday school scholars,30 males & 20 females; Sunday school teachers 6 males ; measures 55 by 30 feet; taught by T. Crozier in 1836

held in the Catholic chapel as there isn't a schoolhouse; 50 pupils with about one-third Protestants; supported by payments from the children in 1836

under the Kildare Place Society & the patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire;day school scholars, 32 males & 32 females; Sunday school scholars, 58 males & 50 females; Sunday school teachers, 7 males & 4 females in 1836; a Parochial School in 1863-GV

a small cottage established 1829; the income is from the London Hibernian Society at £2 & 10 shillings & from the pupils £8 per year; Intellectual & moral education with books from the Society; visited by Rev. Hugh Hamilton; no catechisms; using Authorised Version of Scripture; 25 males;25 females; 1 Protestant; 30 Presbyterians; 4 Catholic; master was Joshua Moore a Presbyterian in 1836 ; records in PRONI film #1701994 Ref #231

108 Protestants; 36 Catholics; 88 males; 56 females; established in 1835; the Hibernian Society gave 6 pence for each scholar & the children pay 1 penny per week; The master & mistress are Protestants; the patron was Capt. Burney in 1836;records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #83 & film #1701996 Ref #766 ; LDS film#247458

105 Protestants;20 Catholics; 80 males; 45 females; supported by the Board of Education which contributes £12 per year & the pupils pay from 2 shillings to 5 shillings per quarter in 1836; article 20 Oct 1855 DR; address to Robert Irvine, teacher 14 Feb 1857 DR;

a slate roofed house in poor repair; established 1822; income from Col. Forde of Seaforde £8 per year & from pupils 1 penny a week; the income of the master is £15 a year; intellectual & moral education following Kildare Place Society books; visited by Col. Forde & Rev. William Nisbett, curate; 79 males; 62 females; 38 Protestants; 32 Presbyterians; 71 Catholics; the master was Richard Melville, Church of Ireland in 1836; article 22 Aug 1840 DR; exams 18 Jul 1885 DR; records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #568

small school supported by the pupils in 1836

on the Dromara road; 40 Protestants; 30 males; 10 females; supported by the scholars since the withdrawal of the government grants to the Kildare Street Society; established 1827; built by subscription; taught on the Kildare system; Alexander Cox was the teacher in 1836;records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #757

Cloghanramer

called Rochvale
Newry parish

Mr. Henan and Mr. Gordon built the school house, half a mile east of the Dublin road in 1824 at the expense of £30; was supported by the Kildare Street Society but is now with the London Hibernian Society; intellectual & moral education; visited by Rev. James Shields; 45 Protestants ; 15 Catholics; "The Society's order as to the use of the Protestant Bible in the school prevents some Catholic parents from sending their children; the master was James Arbuthnot a Presbyterian in 1836; register available from 1868 in PRONI (OFN p 239); records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #781

Clontifleece
in Clonallan parish

built by Narcissus Batt Esq.c. 1810; a 'hedge' school; the teacher, Mr Quinn was paid £30 per year ; 16 boys & 8 girls , all relgions (NR 30/6/2005 p67); a National School in 1839 (DDPP p96)

a good slate roofed house near the meeting house; established 1826; income from the London Hibernian Society at £6 per year & from pupils 1 or 2 pennies per week each; expenditure on salaries was £15 per year; intellectual & moral education with books provided by the Society; visitor was Rev. Thomas Reid, Presbyterian minister; 14 pupils; all male;all Presbyterians; master was William Wright, Presbyterian in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701996 Ref #774

under the London Hibernian Society for £8 a year and patronage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire; day school scholars, 49 males & 30 females; all Protestants; established 1823; taught by W. Millikin; Sunday school scholars 63 males & 50 females; Sunday school teachers 9 males & 6 females in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #102; LDS film#247462 1872-1928

in 1824 teacher was Edward Geoghegan whose salary was £20 a year (DDPP p140); extended in 1834; 24 Protestants;94 Catholics; 68 males; 50 females; supported by the pupils & a grant from the National Board in 1836

a neat cottage established November 1834; income was from the London Hibernian Society of £3 a year , from the Marquis of Anglesea £ 5 , from Samuel Parson, Trevor Hill, Newry £3 and from the pupils £ 7 per year; intellectual & moral education; visited by Rev. James Shields; no catechisms; using the Authorised Version of Scripture; 38 males; 39 females; 8 Protestants; 39 Presbyterians; 30 Catholics; master was Andrew Jordan a Presbyterian in 1836

established 1825; income from the pupils £15 per year; expenditure, ground rent 2 shillings & 2 pence per year; intellectual & moral education using Dublin & Universal reading books; 56 males;30 females; 20 Presbyterians; 66 Catholics; master was Hugh Grant, a Catholic in 1836;records in PRONI film #1701995 Ref #624 (DDPP p28)

a National School under the National Board of Education in John Street; erected in 1826 at the expense of the master, (it cost £30); he receives £8 per year from the Board and from the children 20 pence to 3 shillings per quarter; the National Board supplies the books at half price;40 boys; 12 girls; 56 Protestants; 5 Catholics; the master was Presbyterian in 1836; enrolment in 2006 was 74 & threatened with closure DR 29/3/2006

1st- this parish school was a cottage in the graveyard; its income was from the London Hibernian Society £5 & from pupils £16; Intellectual & moral education; visited by Protestant clergy; no catechisms taught;12 males; 16 females;10 Protestants; 18 Presbyterians; master was Joseph Ardlow a Protestant in 1836

Downpatrick
Down parish

Downpatrick
Down parish

1st- established 1733; 22 pupils , all female; 20 Protestants, 2 Catholics; supported by an endowment of £12 per year and by quarterly payments from pupils of 7 shillings & 6 pence to 10 shillings in 1836 ; could be Dean Pratt's school in Fryars Lane, Castle Quarter, Downpatrick mentioned in E. Southwell's Rent Roll of 1751

2nd- Southwell Boys Charity School; The Blue Coat school;in The Mall, English Street;established 1733 by Edward Southwell; James Richardson was master & Ann Pringle, mistress in 1824; restored 1826 by Lord de Clifford; 26 pupils, all male; 25 Protestants, 1 Catholic; supported by endowment of £15 per year and by fees paid by all pupils in 1836; records in PRONI film #1701993 Ref #188 & Girls School #701 (LM 1983 p49) (LM 1992 p46-47)

3rd- established 1830; 39 pupils, all female; supported by public subscription and by 1 penny per week from pupils in 1836

4th- supported by the London Hibernian Society; 75 males & 28 females; 50 Protestants & 53 Catholics; pupils pay 1 penny per week in 1836

1st- the national school house was situated south of Regent's bridge and was a neat, stone building 16 feet by 30 feet. It was divided into 3 apartments, a schoolroom at each end and a committee room between them. It was built in 1833 and the cost was defrayed by subscription. Income was from the National Board £ 10, from pupils £24 per year; intellectual & moral education; school visitors were the Arian minister & Catholic priest; no catechism taught; Authorised Scripture lessons taught; 64 pupils, all male; 13 Church of Ireland; 29 Presbyterians; 16 Catholics; 6 other denominations; master was John Fettis a Presbyterian in 1836; sermon for school 23 Nov 1833 (NH); sum received to liquidate debt 18 Jan 1834 (NH); teacher in 1852 was Patrick Austin (POD); records in PRONI film #1736304 Ref #1285 for Dromore schools (DDPP p55)

2nd- Church Street school; a convenient room in the schoolhouse; income from subscriptions £4, from pupils £13.17.0; intellectual & moral education using Kildare Place Society books; visited by Rev. John Dowdall, catechism heard by the master; Authorised Version of the Scriptures read; 63 pupils , all male; 47 Church of Ireland; 10 Presbyterian; 6 Catholics; master was John Teer a Protestant in 1836

3rd- a convenient room in Church Street schoolhouse; established 19th November 1836; income from London Hibernian Society £3, from pupils £ 16 per year; intellectual & moral education; visited by Rev John Evans Lewis & by Rev. John Dowdall; catechisms heard by the master; Authorised Version of the Scriptures reads; 80 pupils, all female; 60 Church of Ireland; 214 Presbyterians; 6 Catholics; mistress was Sarah Berry, Protestant in 1836

4th- a convenient room in Dromore National schoolhouse; established 1833; income from National Board £6, from pupils £10 per year; intellectual & moral education;visited by the Arian minister & the Catholic priest; Authorised Version of the Scriptures read; no catechisms taught; 66 pupils, all female; 15 church of Ireland; 19 Presbyterians; 20 Catholics; 12 other denominations; mistress was Susana Cherry a Presbyterian in 1836

a small, slate roofed cottage established 1818; income is from the pupils £10 per year; intellectual & moral education; writing & arithmetic using the Dublin reading & spelling books; the Old & New Testaments of the Bible are supplied by the Kildare Society; the Presbyterian minister Rev Robert Little was the patron& visitor; catechism taught is needed and Scriptures taught every day; 33 males; 29 females; 53 Presbyterians; 9 Catholics; the master was Robert Taylor a Protestant in 1836