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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1916

Page

12

Irish Schoolmasters Helped Shape Early America

An address by Princeton historian Professor Robert McElroy traces the role of Irish schoolmasters in the colonial era. It notes migrations after 1641 and Cromwell, the dangers of teaching in Penal Days, and the move of many teachers to America where liberty welcomed educated mentors who influenced education in Virginia and the broader colonies.

Robert McElroy America Ireland Church of Ireland Scotta England Belgium Switzer France Germany Italy Iceland McC Iréland Isle of Saints Europe Armagh Bangor Clonard Derry St. Gall Swill Erfurt Bax Connacht West Indies Ijia Sind New England Trish St. Patrick Virginia Pennsylvania Assembly Palestine William Tennent Pennsylvania Neshaminy Presbyterian Church Princeton University County Donegal Francis Allison New London Delaware College College of Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Easton Lafayette College New Sweden Aurelius Delaware Maryland New Castle County John Hart County Cavan Roger B. Taney United States Supreme Court

Irish Schoolmasters Shape America From Old World

In all history the Irish have been a teaching and missionary race. The article traces Irish schoolmasters in New England and the colonies, noting figures like Edward Fitzgerald, Richard Fitzgerald, and Daniel Webster’s tutor Edward Evans, and highlighting their influence on early American education and even state formation. It argues that the Irish shifted from frontier teachers to patriotic leaders in the War for Independence, with a lasting legacy in American learning.

Bangor Clonard Derry America Prof, McElroy Virgil Herodotus Tain England New England Long Meadow Mass Gitt James Fitzgerald Framingham John Gleason Edward Fitzgerald Worcester County Scituate Richard Fitzgerald Harvard William Cushing Middle Patten Conn Robert Murphy Franklin Murphy New Jersey Maine New Hampshire John Sullivan Limerick Revolutionary Army James Sullivan Massachusetts Cork Daniel Webster Edward Evans Sligo Bishop Berkeley School of Philosophy Kilkenny Ulster Amerca Newport R. I Alciphron Yale New York Thomas Flynn Cortlandt Street Thomas Colgan Trinity Church Charity School Cochran John Randolph Sutton Chester Trim Smith Carpenter Othe Cook Butler Brown Pennsylvania Penn William Penn Thomas Dongan Lower Dublin Philadelphia Armagh

Leonardi's Liver Aid Promises Quick Constipation Relief

Constipation relief claims fast action without gripes, promoting overall vitality. Advertises Leonardi's Liver Aid as remedy for biliousness indigestion headaches and liver disorders, 50 cents at local druggists Hindle's Drug Stores 987 Main and 909 Main streets Adv Farmers ads.

Leonardi Hindle Main Street

Newtown Suit over Horse Price Leads to Peace Talk

John R. Peck sued George Robson and wife in Justice P. H. McCarthy’s court for $12 claiming they bought and paid for a horse. Robson and witnesses said the transfer was a gift. veterinary checks deemed the horse fit for the bone yard. The court ruled for Peck but offered a possible peaceable settlement. Additional local items cover senior play casting, church repairs, and community notices.

Newtown John R. Peck George Robson P. H. McCarthy R. C. Mallette J. Robert Beecher Robson Ed. Ambler Ambler Court of Common Pleas Charles F. Cavanaugh Bridgeport Town Hall Tom Harrington H. Oppe Reginald Black P. Cavanaugh Byron Harrington Toms P. Botsford James Roberts W. Glover W. E. James Rural College Maguire Mollie Goldstein George A. Northrop Henry Burr L. Pierce Clark Michael Blake, Jr Walnut Tree Hill George E. Ackley Paul McNamara Hanover Charles Leckey Rcent L. B. Cavanaugh North Main Street Redemptorists Fathers of New York St. Rose’s Church

John Hancock First To Sign Declaration Of Independence

A reader argues over who signed first. Most historians agree John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence before others, with a signature celebrated for its size. Patrick Henry was not a signer, though an enthusiastic patriot.

Virginia Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson Carter Braxton Benjamin Harrison Richard Henry Lee Francis Lightfoot Lee Thomas Nelson, Jr George Wytne John Hancock Massachusetts George

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