| Vaughan Charity Records | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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| Collection | |
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Identifier |
D/433 |
Description |
Records of the Vaughan Charity Charter School, Tubrid, near Kesh, Co. Fermanagh, 1776-1934. Founded under the will of George Vaughan (d. 1763) of Buncrana, Co. Donegal, the Vaughan Charity Charter School first opened in November 1787 with 30 boys; girls were later admitted in 1828. The school was managed at long range by a Board consisting mainly of largely absentee ecclesiastics. There were problems with abscondment, discipline and health and, although there were temporary improvements in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the State eventually intervened and the school was closed in 1933. Comprising five outsize volumes, the surviving records include a complete register of the male pupils who attended the school throughout its history, from 1787 to 1933. It details such information as the name and age of pupil, the parish from which he or she came, the names of those who recommended the pupil to the charity and an observations column recording information such as the destination of the pupil on leaving. Those who made recommendations included the Marquis of Ely, Sir Arthur Brooke and the Bishop of Clogher and pupils were admitted from all over the north of Ireland. The archive also contains a series of Governors' Minute Books, 1776-1934, which include reports received and passed from the chaplain, schoolmaster, schoolmistress and medical officer. Two additional volumes, 1823-1934, contain the minutes of an Auditors' or Local Committee which concerned itself mainly with the extensive estate of the charity. |
Strengths |
The collection is a useful research tool for students of education before the introduction of the National System of Education. |
Physical Characteristics |
5 outsize volumes, 1776-1934, occupying 4 PRONI boxes. |
Languages |
English |
Contents Date Range |
1776 - 1934 |
Collection Type |
Collection.Archive.Text |
Accrual |
Policy: Closed
Method: Indefinite Loan
Periodicity: Closed |
Access |
The collection is stored in secure, closed accommodation and can be requested for on-site consultation using an in-house document ordering system. Access is supervised and for research and/or reference purposes only. |
Description or Catalogue |
See PRONI reference D/433 for catalogue of the papers. The catalogue is available for consultation in PRONI's Public Search Room. |
| Collector | |
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Name |
Charities Branch |
Role |
Government Department |
History |
No information available |
| Owner | |
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Name |
Charities Branch |
Role |
Government Department |
History |
No information available |
| Location | |
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Name |
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
Address |
2 Titanic Boulevard |
Website |
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Access Control |
The Record Office is open to the general public on weekdays between 9.15 am and 4.45 pm, with late night opening until 8.45 pm on Thursday evenings. The Office is closed on the main public holidays and is closed annually for two weeks late November/early December. All readers are required to register their membership on their first visit to the office for which some form of identification will be asked. Registration and admission to the office is free of charge to the public, although certain commercial users (i.e. solicitors, journalists, television reporters and professional genealogists) are subject to a fee. Disabled access facilities, self-service microfilm and a chargeable copying service are provided. |
Role |
Government agency with responsibility for official and private records |
Phone |
0442890534800 |