School: Paulstown Convent (roll number 1915)

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   School-room 15' x 13', 1 window, 1 table, boards for seats, 1 room for the Master, thatched, clay floor built by the Master.
   Average - 1824 = 42
   Average Summer 1823 46
   Books - Old and New Testament, Douay Version, 1 Anson's Voyage, 1 Elegant Extracts, 1 Tower in Ireland, 1 Seven Champions of Christiandom, 1 Tetuttian's Perscriptions, 21 Universal Spelling Books, 6 Reading Made Easys, 8 Manson's Primers, 30 Catechisms, all purchased by parents.

   

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2. Old Schools - Gores's Bridge, Low Grange

   

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   Edmond Purcell opened school here in 1806, educated at Kildare Street Society and at Kilkenny. Taught Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Mensuration Book-Keeping, English Grammar and Geography. School-room 18' x 14', accommodated with forms and tables, thatched, 1 window to the front. Changed to a new school-house in 1824, 54' x 22', new slating, 2 School-rooms. Average attendence 1824 = 54. Books read - Scott's Lessons, 1 Volume, 1 Farmer's Daughter, 2 Moral Tales, 1 The Irish

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