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School records

  • 15-08-2014 9:26pm
    #1
    conorh91
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    I've seen one or two episodes of Who Do You Think You Are, and I saw that school records were of considerable assistance.

    How available are school records in Ireland?

    I have exhausted church records, graveyard tracings, civil records and newspaper archives, as well as census data and personal family records, of course.

    I still have a few gaps in my family tree. I'd like to avail of school records. I don't *think* this information is available on findmypast for Ireland (sub has expired), should I approach the relevant parishes' Boards of Management? Or is this data digitized anywhere?

    Any tips would be appreciated. Newbie researcher here.


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    pinkypinky
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    Conorh91

    We've talked about this before on the forum, so also do a search.

    Generally, the National Archives records for schools are to do with the management of it and their interaction with the Dept. of Education, so roll books of pupils are only there in some cases, almost by accident.

    It will depend on whether the school still exists now or not too. I got lucky with a school in Fairview still having records from 100 years ago and got details of my great-grandfather and his siblings. County libraries may also have ended up with these sort of records, if a head teacher donated their papers. Finally, check Rootsireland (and pay!) - I note the Fingal Heritage place has some school roll books for north county Dublin schools.

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  • #3
    Coolnabacky1873
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    For the place you are interested in, investigate with the local library if there were any school anniversary (50, 100 years) publications. The primary school I went to in Kilkenny published a 50 year anniversary book in 2007 that included a transcribed index of registers from older schools in the areas, beginning in 1863! They also had class pictures from these schools from 1915-1990s. And this was just a regular rural Irish school.


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