WGW Sligo County, Ireland 
The Kildare Place Society (instituted in 1811)
had 36 schools in county Sligo, 1826.
School - Teacher - Patron - #Scholars
- Ballymote, Male - Jackson HAWKSBY - Rev. John GARRETT - #74
- Ballymote, Female - Anne HAWKSBY and Jane ELLIS - Rev. John GARRETT - #90
- Killerry - William BANKS - Rev. Mich. BOLAND - #48
- Sligo Prison, Male - George SHERMAN - Rev. Wm. ARMSTRONG - #73
- Sligo Prison, Female - Mary McMULLEN - Rev. Wm. ARMSTRONG - #9
- Mount Temple - Teacher not named - Lord PALMERSTON and Mrs. SODEN - #20
- Ardagh - Thomas FINAN - James LOYD, Esq. - #52
- Sligo, Male - W.P. BLAIR - Rev. Chas. HAMILTON - #98
- Sligo, Female - Margaret CHRISTIAN - Rev. Chas. HAMILTON - #114
- Templevanny - Teacher not named - Earl of KINGSTON and Rev. FITZMAURICE -
#95
- Templehouse - Ellen WATERSTONE - Mrs. PERCIVAL - #67
- Calry, Female - Catherine BLAIR - Mrs. IRWIN - #107
- Thornhill - Margaret BEIRNE - Rev. John STACK - #52
- Breafy - Teacher not named - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #129
- Tubberscanavin - Bart. BRENNAN - Rev. Wm. HANDCOCK - #86
- Gortlaunan - Ferral O'RORKE - And. JOHNSTON, Esq. - #180
- Seaview - Thomas HILLAS, Esq. - #180
- Killinduff - James TAAFFE - Colonel IRWIN - #103
- Branchfield - Teacher not named - Robert DUKE, Esq. - #143
- Easky - Thomas BARRY - Rev. George TRUELOCK - #115
- Carrowmacarrick - Teacher not named - Rev. John STACK - #116
- Kilmactranny - Teacher not named - Mrs. SHAW - #22
- Corronia - Teacher not named - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #40
- Kilmore Moy - Noble PAGET - Rev. J.P. LYONS - #172
- Kilmactige - William EVANS - Rev. James NELLIGAN - #60
- Ballinful - James McKEON - Rev. Charles DUNNE - #67
- Gurteen - Michael CLARKE - W.T. SHERLOCK, Esq. - #131
- Ballysadare - Teacher not named - Rev. Wm. HANDCOCK #66
- Ardnabrack - Ed. KEATING - Nic. O. FURY, Esq. - #75
- Carha - Teacher not named - Meredith THOMPSON, Esq. - #58
- Thirlebeg - Teacher not named - Abraham MARTIN, Esq. - #not given
- Knockadoo - Teacher not named - Robt. ELWOOD - #60
- Seafort - Teacher not named - Mrs. WOOD - #50
- Cliffony - Teacher not named - Lord PALMERSTON and G.C. SWAN, Esq. - #350
- Carney - James McNEICE - Patron not named - #88
- St. John's - Humphry GILMOR - Patron not named - #78
One of the Inspectors was Rev. Alexander McEWEN.
Names of scholars not given.
Source: '14th Report of the Society for promoting the education of the Poor
of Ireland' quoted in O'Rorke (1889 ) History of Sligo.
contributor:
Jim McDonald
culrua@iol.ie
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