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.
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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.
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Herodotus
Tain
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New England
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Gitt
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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
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Trinity Church Charity School
Cochran
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Sutton
Chester
Trim
Smith
Carpenter
Othe
Cook
Butler
Brown
Pennsylvania
Penn
William Penn
Thomas Dongan
Lower Dublin
Philadelphia
Armagh
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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.
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Bridgeport
Town Hall
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H. Oppe
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P. Cavanaugh
Byron Harrington
Toms
P. Botsford
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W. Glover
W. E. James
Rural College
Maguire
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George A. Northrop
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Walnut Tree Hill
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Hanover
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Rcent
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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.
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Thomas Nelson, Jr
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Massachusetts
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