This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 edition. Excerpt: ...to tbesist oo/r, or such provincial ones as might be established. T The school-houses in general are good strong built-lings, on a proper plan, and well adapted to the purpose. Castle Costle I/Iana' School; April 8th, 1788, eleven girls and ten boys. The rooms clean: the children not dirty, but kept too close to work, and scantily fed.--Formerly their learning was neglected, but now they have a careful visitor. About three acres of the land belonging to this school was taken away in the time of the late master, as he informed the present master: of this the society has not yet taken " Do not draw at less than thirty-one days sight." But the master told me he could readily have got the money for the bills at a shorter date. Castledermot School. April 15th, 1788, twenty-seven boys. The report of the local committee on the r4th of April 1788 (the day immediately preceding my visit) was, that ' the children are all well, except one sick of the ague, and the house clean z" but I observed that some had scald heads; and the mistress acknowledged that eight of them had that disorder. The rooms were dirty. On each of the eight beds there was only one sheet, and on the other bedsteads hardly any bedding. The house out of repair-uthe walls very dirtyu-the children sadly negIectedn-the master only seventeen or eighteen years of age. No diet table; nor had the mistress, as she told me, ever heard of any. Stradoalzy School. April 15th, 1788, forty-nine fine healthy boys. The bed rooms clean, and furnished with shects and proper bedding: but no usher, and only one maid servantu-Allowance for soap and candles, 5; and only 55. a year for mending the windows of this large housit. I shall here beg leave to put two or three queries...