County Wexford Exam Results 1885

As published in the Wexford Independent on 9 & 12 September 1885.

The Junior Grade exam was taken by students from 12 to 15 years of age, the Middle Grade was a year later and the Senior Grade a year after that.

While every attempt has been made to accurately transcribe this data, no responsibility is accepted for error.

Order of Merit	.	Senior Grade Girls		English	French	German	Italian	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Botany	Drawing	Music	Domestic Economy	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	700	700	500	500	500	500	500	500	200	500	500	500	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Ellen M Kennedy	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	907	581	421	P	.	.	.	P	265	107	.	408	315	3004	7	9	0	Sil Med & £44 Prize
2	Abigail Tobin	Loretto Convent	Wexford	650	522	.	P	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	288	289	1749	4	5	0	£1 Prize
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Order of Merit	.	Middle Grade Girls		English	French	German	Italian	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Botany	Drawing	Music	Domestic Economy	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	700	700	500	500	600	600	500	500	400	500	500	400	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Mary T Kennedy	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	850	500	484	365	P	.	.	F	P	215	P	P	260	2674	6	10	1	£15 Exhibition
2	Anastatia Tennant	Loretto Convent	Wexford	P	P	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	P	208	208	1	4	0	.
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Order of Merit	.	Junior Grade Girls		English	French	German	Italian	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Botany	Drawing	Music	Domestic Economy	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	700	700	500	500	500	500	500	500	300	500	500	300	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Katie Kennedy	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	875	651	443	P	320	.	.	F	.	P	360	317	237	3203	7	9	1	£45 Exhibition
2	Mary T Hickey	Loretto Convent	Wexford	841	520	367	.	F	.	.	.	.	.	312	407	232	2679	6	6	1	£45 Exhibition
3	Teresa A Simmons	Loretto Convent	Wexford	731	483	.	.	P	.	.	.	.	.	344	346	186	2090	5	6	0	£2 Prize
4	Catherine J Bolger	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	626	570	490	.	.	.	.	F	.	.	P	396	P	2082	4	6	1	£2 Prize
5	Annie H Bermingham	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	645	457	425	.	P	.	.	P	.	.	P	337	156	2020	3	8	0	£2 Prize
6	Bridget E Conway	Loretto Convent	Wexford	679	432	434	.	F	.	.	.	.	.	P	374	P	1919	4	6	1	£1 Prize
7	Margaret M Kavanagh	Loretto Convent	Wexford	647	579	.	.	P	.	.	.	.	.	.	374	152	1752	4	5	0	£1 Prize
8	Hariette L'Amie	Monck Street	Wexford	P	.	.	.	365	255	P	.	.	.	F	P	150	770	.	6	1	.
9	Mary J Callaghan	Loretto Convent	Wexford	629	P	.	.	F	.	.	.	.	.	.	P	P	629	1	.	1	.
10	Constance L Dundas	Clohamon Hall	Ferns	P	437	P	.	F	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	P	437	1	.	1	.
11	Elizabeth M Bradish	Strandfield	Wexford	P	P	P	.	P	.	.	.	.	.	F	F	.	0	0	.	2	.
12	Florence J C Peacocke	Belmont	Co Wexford	P	P	.	.	P	.	.	.	.	.	F	F	.	0	0	.	1	.
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Order of Merit	.	Senior Grade Boys		Greek	Latin	English	French	Euclid	Algebra & Arithmetic	Plane Trigon	Elementary Mechanics	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music	.	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	700	600	400	500	500	500	300	.	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Thomas M Ryan	St Peter's College	Wexford	660	P	835	531	.	.	.	.	P	.	.	.	.	2026	3	5	0	£25 Ex & £1 Prize
2	John J Meagher	St Peter's College	Wexford	P	P	630	357	280	F	F	.	F	.	.	.	.	1272*	3	5	3	£15 Exhibition
3	Michael A Hickey	St Peter's College	Wexford	P	P	P	358	P	.	.	P	330	.	F	.	.	688	2	7	1	.
4	Patrick Mernagh	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	P	380	F	.	.	P	P	.	P	.	380	1	6	1	.
5	Patrick O'Kane	St Peter's College	Wexford	P	P	P	P	295	F	F	P	P	.	.	.	.	295	1	7	2	.
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Order of Merit	.	Middle Grade Boys		Greek	Latin	English	French	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music	.	.	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	600	600	500	500	500	300	.	.	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Thomas Washington	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	P	P	582	310	P	P	P	.	.	.	.	.	892	2	7	1	£30 Exhibition
2	William H Thomas	St Peter's College	Wexford	638	P	615	535	305	310	P	310	.	.	.	.	.	2713	6	8	0	£1 Prize
3	William H Newport (?)	St Peter's College	Wexford	P	604	P	611	375	400	P	P	.	.	.	.	.	1990	4	8	0	.
4	Thomas Furlong	St Peter's College	Wexford	646	621	P	357	295	P	P	F	.	.	.	.	.	1919	4	7	1	.
5	James O'Brien	St Peter's College	Wexford	661	680	P	508	P	P	P	F	.	.	.	.	.	1849	3	7	1	.
6	William Poole	Endowed School	New Ross	.	.	P	.	P	300	F	.	.	347	F	.	.	647	2	4	2	.
7	Thomas Quigley	St Peter's College	Wexford	605	P	P	P	P	P	F	F	.	.	.	.	.	605	1	6	2	.
8	Patrrick L O'Neill	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	.	.	F	P	360	F	P	.	.	.	.	.	360	1	4	2	.
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Order of Merit	.	Junior Grade Boys		Greek	Latin	English	French	Arithmetic	Book Keeping	Euclid	Algebra	Natural Philosophy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music	.	Gross Total	No Honours	No Passes	No Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
.	Pass-25.0 Honours-50.0 of Maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	200	500	500	500	500	500	300	.	7000	.	.	.	.
1	Edward J Doyle	St Peter's College	Wexford	841	1044	995	546	340	.	265	380	295	.	.	.	.	4706	8	8	0	£45 Exhibition
2	John J Callaghan	St Peter's College	Wexford	631	877	933	596	320	F	373	350	400	.	.	155	.	4635	9	9	1	£45 Ex & £14 Burke Memorial Prize
3	Patrick King	St Peter's College	Wexford	822	977	807	498	345	.	P	500	280	.	P	.	.	4229	7	9	0	£45 Exhibition
4	James O'Connor	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	861	802	420	360	.	380	450	305	.	.	.	.	3578	7	7	0	£45 Exhibition
5	Peter Kearney	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	795	P	355	135	355	360	365	430	305	160	.	3260	9	10	0	£45 Exhibition
6	Thomas Quinlivan	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	.	946	458	465	P	350	475	350	.	P	.	.	3044	6	8	0	£3 Prize
7	William J Harpur	St Peter's College	Wexford	703	941	777	526	.	.	.	.	P	.	.	.	.	2947	4	5	0	£3 Prize
8	John J Furlong	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	738	643	P	415	.	290	385	390	.	.	.	.	2861	6	7	1	£2 Prize
9	Michael J Butler	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	630	720	370	395	.	276	P	P	.	.	.	.	2391	4	7	0	£1 Prize
.	John Beiton	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	667	704	360	270	.	P	P	P	.	.	.	.	2010*	4	7	0	.
.	Philip Bowe	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	.	753	368	360	F	P	370	P	.	.	.	.	1851	4	6	1	.
.	James Browne	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	606	F	335	P	P	F	P	P	P	P	.	941	2	8	2	.
.	James Byrne	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	695	724	352	345	.	P	P	P	.	F	.	.	2116	4	7	2	.
.	Charles W Caldwell	Tate School	Wexford	.	F	P	P	340	.	281	340	F	.	F	P	.	961	3	6	3	.
.	Michael Carberry	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	P	P	P	F	P	P	P	P	.	0	0	8	2	.
.	William Caulfield	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	695	.	P	F	P	.	P	P	F	P	.	695	1	6	2	.
.	John T Corry	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	781	P	P	425	.	F	P	P	.	.	.	.	1206	2	6	1	.
.	Laurence Crosbie	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	P	P	F	P	F	P	P	P	.	0	0	7	3	.
.	Stephen P Flynn	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	657	821	375	375	.	P	P	P	.	.	.	.	2228	4	7	0	.
.	John Goodisson	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	345	P	F	P	P	260	P	P	.	605	2	8	2	.
.	Herbert H Hadden	Tate School	Wexford	.	P	P	P	295	.	265	P	P	.	F	.	.	560	2	7	1	.
.	David Hamilton	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	285	F	P	290	P	P	255	P	.	830	3	8	2	.
.	Thomas Hore	St Peter's College	Wexford	690	697	P	P	275	.	P	280	P	.	F	.	.	1942	4	8	1	.
.	John Howell	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	P	P	P	F	.	F	.	.	.	.	.	.	0	0	3	2	.
.	John Kelly	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	415	P	300	345	325	355	280	169	.	2189	7	9	1	.
.	Daniel J Lyne	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	P	P	.	F	P	P	305	F	.	.	305	1	6	2	.
.	John Lyne	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	P	.	F	265	P	.	F	.	.	265	1	4	3	.
.	Michael McGrath	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	P	P	P	P	.	P	F	.	.	.	.	.	0	0	5	2	.
.	John J Murphy	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	717	660	376	P	F	F	P	P	.	.	.	.	1753	3	6	2	.
.	Edward O'Connor	St Peter's College	Wexford	.	F	P	P	P	.	270	P	P	.	.	.	.	270	1	6	1	.
.	Thomas O'Connor	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	653	P	449	310	.	F	320	P	.	.	.	.	1732	4	6	2	.
.	Laurence O'Farrell	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	633	.	P	F	P	.	F	P	F	P	.	633	1	5	3	.
.	Pierce Power	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	743	P	527	P	.	P	F	.	.	.	.	.	1270	2	5	2	.
.	John T Roche	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	P	P	F	P	.	P	.	P	.	.	.	.	0	0	5	2	.
.	John J Rossiter	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	P	P	F	P	F	P	P	F	.	0	0	6	4	.
.	Patrick J Stafford	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	P	F	P	F	F	P	F	P	P	P	.	0	0	6	4	.
.	James Walsh	Christian Schools	Wexford	.	.	665	F	P	P	F	P	F	P	P	P	.	665	1	7	3	.
.	Patrick Whelan	St Peter's College	Wexford	F	656	620	P	P	.	P	P	.	.	.	.	.	1276	2	6	1	.

*Gross total miscalculated by the newapaper