Phil,
If the school isn’t on the PRONI list then the likely explanation is that no records have survived. That’s pretty common for many rural schools. I don’t live too far away and am happy to speak to the householder. If you want me to do that, let me know. Elwyn On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 9:07 AM, PD & LE Strong <plstr...@pnc.com.au> wrote: > Hi to All, > > I cannot find any archived details of a National School in the Townland > of Unagh, Parish Lissan… apart from Griffiths records. My g-grandmother > lived almost next door and probably attended there with her brothers and > sister. > > I have described it in my The Lane Family Chapter 3, at: > http://www.strong-family.org/lane/chapter_3.html > > It does exist! It’s in this chapter in maps and a present-day photo at: > > http://www.strong-family.org/lane/chapter_3.html#national > > The building is on a small block of land, only 137 m2 at 20 Lough Fea Rd > on the B162, post code BT80 9QL. To be sure that we have the right place, > there is a plaque on the front: “Unagh National Elementary school house > built by voluntary public subscription AD 1834” ! It may have been a > Presbyterian Meeting House since the plaque includes the Presbyterian logo… > the burning bush and motto “Ardens sed Virens”. > > I have looked in the right places without success. It is not in the “Index > to School Collections” publ. 2014 at PRONI, see: > ttps://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/index-school-collections-proni. It’s > not in our http://cotyroneireland.com/ site either. > > Two questions: > > > 1. Any ideas about locating records? > 2. Also…could someone who lives close by, please contact me off-list > with a view to ethically and diplomatically approaching the householder, > asking to photograph the house and plaque and also asking questions about > the history of the house? > > > > > > Phil from Australia > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > **Philip Strong**Email:plstr...@pnc.com.au**Blue Mountains, Australia** > Interest: LANE/ LAIN(E)s of Co. Tyrone and Belfast IRL, early 1800's > then Newcastle upon Tyne England and Auckland New Zealand after 1875 > http://www.strong-family.org/lane/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/ > cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > >
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