County Wexford Exam Results 1889
As published in the Wexford Independent
on 7 September 1889.
The Junior Grade exam was taken
by students from 12 to 15 years of age, the Middle Grade was a year
later and the Senior Grade a year after that. If you would like a scan
of a particular entry then please email me (rachel AT xaiku DOT com).
While every attempt has been made
to accurately transcribe this data, no responsibility is accepted for
error.
| Order of Merit |
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Senior Grade Girls |
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English |
French |
German |
Italian |
Algebra & Arithmetic |
Natural Philosophy |
Drawing |
Music |
Domestic Economy |
. |
. |
Comments |
| 1 |
Mary J O'Callaghan |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
. |
P |
H |
. |
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| 2 |
Catherine J Bolger |
Loretto Abbey |
Gorey |
P |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
P |
P |
. |
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| 3 |
Bridget E Conway |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
P |
P |
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| Order of Merit |
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Middle Grade Girls |
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English |
French |
German |
Italian |
Arithmetic |
Natural Philosophy |
Drawing |
Music |
Domestic Economy |
. |
. |
Comments |
| 1 |
Isabel M M Neville |
Bawnmore |
New Ross |
H |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
. |
| 2 |
Johanna Sweeny |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
P |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
| 3 |
Evaline M Farrell |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
P |
H |
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P |
P |
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| Order of Merit |
. |
Junior Grade Girls |
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English |
French |
German |
Italian |
Arithmetic |
Natural Philosophy |
Drawing |
Music |
Domestic Economy |
. |
. |
Comments |
| 1 |
Ellen Moore |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
. |
. |
H |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 2 |
Clara M Malony |
Loretto Abbey |
Gorey |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
. |
P |
H |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 3 |
Mary J Browne |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
H |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 4 |
Mary Connolly |
Cathedral Street |
Enniscorthy |
H |
H |
P |
H |
P |
. |
. |
P |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 5 |
Elizabeth A Lyons |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
. |
. |
H |
P |
. |
. |
. |
| 6 |
Bridget Doyle |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
H |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 7 |
Alice M Furlong |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
H |
P |
. |
. |
. |
| 8 |
Mary A O'Connor |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
P |
H |
. |
. |
. |
| 9 |
Mary H B McMillan |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
H |
H |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
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| 10 |
Dora J Lenane |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
P |
H |
H |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
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| 11 |
Clare McCabe |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
P |
H |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
H |
P |
. |
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| 12 |
Margaret A Pounden |
Ballywalter |
Gorey |
P |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
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| 13 |
Mary Quigley |
Loretto Convent |
Wexford |
P |
. |
. |
. |
H |
. |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
| 14 |
Catherine Parker |
Coolamain |
Oylegate |
P |
. |
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P |
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H |
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| Order of Merit |
. |
Senior Grade Boys |
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Greek |
Latin |
English |
French |
Euclid |
Algebra & Arithmetic |
Plain Trigon |
Elementary Mechanics |
Natural Philosophy |
. |
. |
Comments |
| 1 |
Joseph Tomkin |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 2 |
James Donovan |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
P |
P |
P |
H |
P |
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| Order of Merit |
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Middle Grade Boys |
|
Greek |
Latin |
English |
French |
Arithmetic |
Euclid |
Algebra |
Chemistry |
Drawing |
. |
. |
Comments |
| 1 |
James Macmillan |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 2 |
Robert H Page |
Tate School |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
H |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
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| 3 |
James Irwin |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
H |
P |
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| Order of Merit |
. |
Junior Grade Boys |
|
Greek |
Latin |
English |
French |
Arithmetic |
Euclid |
Algebra |
Natural Philosophy |
Chemistry |
Drawing |
Book Keeping |
Comments |
| 1 |
William R Armstrong |
Endowed School |
New Ross |
. |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 2 |
Arthur W Conway |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
H |
H |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 3 |
Stephen Donohoe |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
H |
H |
H |
P |
H |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 4 |
Robert Fitzhenry |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
P |
H |
H |
H |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| 5 |
Frederick W Hadden |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 6 |
John W Rossiter |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
H |
P |
H |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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| 7 |
Myles Codd |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
. |
. |
| 8 |
William J Strange |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
H |
H |
P |
P |
P |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 9 |
John Maddock |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
H |
H |
H |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 10 |
Edward A Gibbon |
Templeshelin |
Adamstown |
. |
H |
P |
H |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 11 |
John Donohoe |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
H |
P |
H |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
| 12 |
Patrick Murphy |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
. |
H |
H |
P |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
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| 13 |
Patrick McCormick |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
H |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 14 |
John O'Neill |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
P |
. |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 15 |
John G G Pigott |
Tate School |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
H |
H |
P |
. |
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. |
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| 16 |
John Walsh |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
. |
H |
. |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 17 |
John M Salmon |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
H |
P |
P |
P |
. |
P |
P |
Researcher : Gerard Dwyer (salmonorourke
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| 18 |
Nicholas M Bolger |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
P |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 19 |
John Browne |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 20 |
Thomas Coote |
Tate School |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
P |
. |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| 21 |
Richard P Redmond |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
H |
P |
H |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 22 |
John Byrne |
Christian Schools |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
P |
. |
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| 23 |
Thomas Byrne |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
P |
P |
H |
P |
. |
. |
. |
. |
P |
. |
. |
| 24 |
Michael Prandy |
St Peter's College |
Wexford |
. |
. |
P |
P |
P |
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P |
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