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| Irish Genealogical Sources No. 25
History of the Royal Hibernian Military School, Dublin (ISBN 1 898471 91 6) Edited by G. H. O'Reilly, MA, FRSAI, MGSI. |
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Part of its Genealogical Sources Series. Price: IRP£8.00 EUR10.16 |
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| This is the history of a forgotten place and, perhaps, a forgotten group of people. Both the pupils, of whom there were thousands over the years from 1770 to 1922, and the staff, are rarely mentioned as such in the history books. Yet, this school founded by people concerned with the large number of orphans in Dublin, in particular those who were orphaned because of the many wars which took place in the early 18th century, was the first of its kind in either Ireland or England at that time. Later on other schools were established on similar grounds elsewhere in the then British Isles. Unfortunately, most of the records of the School were destroyed in England during the Second World War. This book attempts to bring together some of those remaining in order to provide both an interesting historical 'read' and to help those researching family connections and, of course, it will be of use to those interested in this aspect of military history. The book includes a history of the School, lists of pupils and staff from the 1901 and 1911 Census Returns, lists of the memorial inscriptions in the adjoining graveyard (opened in 1851), list of deaths from 1851, rules of the establishment, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Contact:
George
H. O'Reilly, Ireland or Mail money order to the Publisher: The Genealogical Society of Ireland |