1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh

School: Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh

Location:
Passage West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 205

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 205

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Convent of Mercy, An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
  2. XML Page 205
  3. XML “Passage West Girls' School in 1850”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Passage West Girls' School in 1850

    Share Share Post
    1. An excellent slated two-storey house;
    non vested: girls' room above.
    Situation most picturesque - overlooking the river and the exquisite scenery towards Queenstown.
    2. It is equipped with old furniture which had belonged to a private school; a teacher's desk and a few blackboards are wanted.
    3. Reading --- good.
    4. Writing --- fair.
    5. Spelling --- good.
    6. Arithmetic --- fair.
    7. Board's Salary £13: Fees £4-19s-10d.
    Total £17-19s-10d : Husband is master of the boys' school (downstairs); his income is about £36.
    8. Order and cleanliness --- both very good
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James W. Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Head inspector