County Wexford Exam Results 1886

As published in the People on 8th September 1886.

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.

	Senior Grade Girls																			.	Comments
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	English	French	German	Italian	Euclid	Plain trigonometry	N. Philosophy	Chemistry	Botany	Drawing	Music	D. Economy	Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	700	700	500	500	600	500	500	200	500	500	500					.
1	Mary T Kennedy	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	855	540	556	422			P	P	135	F	335	P	2843	6	9	1	£44 in prizes, silver medal
2	Anastasia Tennant	Loretto Convent	Wexford	655	P									F	250	905	2	3	1	.
																				.
	Middle Grade Girls																			.
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	English	French	German	Italian	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	N. Philosophy	Botany	Drawing	Music	D. Economy	Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	700	700	500	500	600	600	500	400	500	500	400					.
1	Katie Kennedy	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	660	513	431	P	P			P	P	P	410	209	2223	5	10	0	£30 exhibition and £3 prize
2	Annie M Bermingham	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	635	450	389	P	310			F	P	P	325	P	2109	5	9	1	£3 prize
3	Mary T Hickey	Loretto Convent	Wexford	670	P	355	P				F		P	275	P	1300	3	7	1	£30 exhibition and £1 prize
4	Harritté L L'Amie	Monck Street	Wexford	P				P	P	F				P	F		0	4	2	.
																				.
	Junior Grade Girls																			.
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	English	French	German	Italian	Arithmetic	Algebra	N.Philosophy	Chemistry	Botany	Drawing	Music	D. Economy	Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	700	500	500	500	500	500	500	200	500	500	300					.	.
1	Margaret M Kavanagh	Loretto Convent	Wexford	800	515		347	340					P	370	P	2375*	5	7		£3 prize	.
2	Charlotte Breen	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	815	577	F	P	295				F	277	340	P	2304	5	7	2	£3 prize	.
3	Catherine Bolger	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	785	524	422	P	P		P		P	P	445	P	2176	4	10		£3 prize	Catherine J Bolger, niece to Mrs P Hynes, Bullring, Wexford
4	Mary J Callaghan	Loretto Convent	Wexford	975	388			260						370	P	1993	4	5		£2 prize	.
5	Mary E Larkin	Loretto Convent	Wexford	760	398	375	P	P					P	280	180	1993	5	8		£2 prize	.
6	Bridget E Conway	Loretto Convent	Wexford	925	379	P	P	P					P	460	F	1764	3	7	1	£1 prize	.
7	Elizabeth M Bradish	Strandfield	Wexford	748	379	452		P	F				P	P	P	1579	3	7	1	£1 prize	.
8	Cecila Donohoe	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	787	488			P						295	P	1570	3	5		£1 prize	.
	Mary J Breen	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	P	P			F						P	F	0		3	2	.	.
	Mary P Corry	Loretto Convent	Wexford	809	P			P						310	P	1119	2	5		.	.
	Marion J Deady	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	P	P			P						P	F	0		4	1	.	.
	Anastasia Harpur	Loretto Convent	Wexford	P	F			P						P		0		3	1	.	.
	Bridget M J Kennedy	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	663	P			P						P	F	663	1	4	1	.	.
	Bridget King	Loretto Abbey	Gorey	621	367			F				F		P	F	988	2	3	3	.	.
	Kathleen M Lyne	Loretto Convent	Wexford	831	F			P						285	P	1116	2	4	1	.	.
	Mary Moran	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	P	F			P						P	F	0		3	1	.	.
	Jane M J O'Kelly	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	P	P									P	F	0		3	1	.	.
	Mary O'Kelly	Loretto Convent	Enniscorthy	P	P									P	F	0		3	1	.	.
	Mary F Taaffe	Loretto Convent	Wexford	693	P			P						255	160	1108	3	6		.	.
																				.	.
	Senior Grade Boys																			.	.
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	Greek	Latin	English	French	Euclid	Algebra and Arithmetic	Plain Trigonometry	Elementary Mechanics	N. Philosophy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music	Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition	.
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	700	600	400	500	500	500	300					.	.
1	Richard Sweetman	Clohamon	Ferns		853	P	529	275								1657	3	4	0	.	.
																				.	.
	Middle Grade Boys																			.	.
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	Greek	Latin	English	French	Arithmetic	Euclid	Algebra	N. Philosophy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music		Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition	.
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	600	600	500	500	500	300						.	.
1	John J Callaghan	St. Peters College	Wexford	623	742	875	555	365	340	P	310					3810	7	8	0	£30 Ex, £6 prizes & silver medal	Son of ex-Head Constable Callaghan
2	John J Furlong	St. Peters College	Wexford	700	789	860	P	395	335	350	P					3429	6	8	0	£3 prizes	.
3	Edward J Doyle	St. Peters College	Wexford	708	847	870	363	P	P	P	295					3083	5	8	0	£30 exhibition & £2 prizes	.
4	Patrick King	St. Peters College	Wexford	654	746	780	409	P	P	P	F					2589	4	7	1	£30 exhibition & £1 prizes	.
5	James O'Connor	St. Peters College	Wexford		688	P	P	280	P	430	P					1398	3	7	0	£30 exhibition	Son of Mr M J O'Connor of Wexford (brother is below)
6	Peter Kearney	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	280	315	P	255	355	P	P		1205	4	9	0	£30 exhibition	.
	James Browne	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	P	F	F	P	F	F			0	4	5	.	.
	James Byrne	St. Peters College	Wexford	P	P	715	P	P	P	F	F					715	1	6	2	.	.
	James J Casey	St. Peters College	Wexford		P	P	P	P	P	F							0	5	1	.	.
	William P Casey	St. Peters College	Wexford		P	865	P	320	P	P	250					1435	3	7	0	.	.
	Thomas Hore	St. Peters College	Wexford	F	P	P	P	F	F	F	F						0	3	5	.	.
	Thomas Quigley	St. Peters College	Wexford	P	P	P	F	P	P	P	F						0	6	2	.	.
																				.	.
	Junior Grade Boys																			.	.
Order of Merit	Student's Name	Student's Address	Student's Town	Greek	Latin	English	French	Arithmetic	Book-Keeping	Euclid	Algebra	N. Philosopy	Chemistry	Drawing	Theory of Music	Total Honour Marks	Number of Honours	Number of Passes	Number of Failures	Value of Prize or Exhibition	.
	Pass 25%, Honours 50%, of maximum			1200	1200	1200	700	500	200	500	500	500	500	500	300					.	.
1	Thomas Quinlivan	St. Peter's College	Wexford		1038	1035	554	415	115	290	320	430				4192*	8	8	0	£60 exhibition	.
2	William J Harpur	St. Peter's College	Wexford	828	880	950	587	325		P	P	300				3870	6	8	0	£60 exhibition	.
3	Thomas O'Connor	St. Peter's College	Wexford		861	780	514	440		280	315	325				3515	7	7	0	£45 exhibition	Son of Mr M J O'Connor of Wexford (brother is above)
4	Martin J Ryan	St. Peter's College	Wexford	F	748	925	415	P		F	270	265				2623	5	6	2	£2 prize	.
5	Michael J Butler	St. Peter's College	Wexford		791	857	462	315	P	P	P	P				2425	4	8	0	£2 prize	.
	Michael Byrne	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	P	295	P			P	P	295	1	7	1	.	Son of Myles Byrne & Johanna Hayes, the Faythe, Wexford. See copy of Michael's Intermediate Certificate.
	Charles W Caldwell	Tate School	Wexford		P	P	P	380		255	335	P		P	194	1164	4	9	0	.	.
	Michael Carbery	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	P	P	275	P	P	P	P	285	560	2	10	0	.	.
	William Caulfield	Christian Schools	Wexford			719	F	P	F	295	P	P	P	P	P	1014	2	8	2	.	.
	Thomas J Codd	St. Peter's College	Wexford			P	P	P		F	P	F				0	0	4	2	.	.
	Laurence Crosbie	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	320	F	P	P	P	280	P	211	811	3	9	1	.	.
	John (Senior) Donoghoe	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	265	P			280	P	545	2	6	2	.	.
	Thomas Donoghoe	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	F	P			P	P	0	0	5	3	.	.
	John J Downes	St. Peter's College	Wexford			650	P	P		F	F	P				650	1	4	2	.	.
	Edward Edwards	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	P	P	F	P	330	181	511	2	7	3	.	.
	Francis Gaul	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	P	P	P	F	P	P	0	0	7	3	.	.
	John Hamilton	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	270	P			P	P	270	1	6	3	.	.
	Richard Howlin	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	P	P	F		P	P			6	3	.	.
	James Irwin	Christian Schools	Wexford			675	F	P	F	P	F	P	P	F	F	675	1	5	5	.	.
	John L S Jeffares	Tate School	Wexford			P	F	P		P	F			F	P		0	4	3	.	.
	Charles Kavanagh	Christian Schools	Enniscorthy			P		P		P				P			0	4	0	.	.
	John Kelly	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	375	F	335	P	250	255	280	172	1667	5	9	1	.	.
	James Kenny	Christian Schools	Enniscorthy			P		P		P				P			0	4	0	.	.
	John Lyne	St. Peter's College	Wexford		F	675	P	P		F	F	260				985	2	4	3	.	.
	John J McAuliffe	Christian Schools	Wexford			P		270	F	P				P	F	270	1	4	2	.	.
	William Murphy	Christian Schools	Enniscorthy			630		P		P				P		630	1	4	6	.	.
	Edward O'Connor	St. Peter's College	Wexford		P	680	417	360		290	P	P				1747	4	7	0	.	.
	Laurence O'Farrell	Christian Schools	Wexford			800	F	P	F	265	P	320	P	P	F	1385	3	7	3	.	.
	Patrick Parker	St. Peter's College	Wexford	F	P	P	F	P		P	F	F					0	4	4	.	.
	James P Power	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P		0	9	1	.	.
	John J Rossiter	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	F	P	P	F	P	F	F	P		0	6	4	.	.
	Thomas Scallan	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P	F	P	F	F		P	F		0	4	5	.	.
	William Shortall	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	F	P		P	F	F		264	F	264	1	4	4	.	.
	Patrick J Stafford	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	P	F	P	P	P	P	261	P	261	1	9	1	.	.
	John J Sutton	Christian Schools	Wexford			P	P	410	P	295	F	P	P	259	F	964	3	8	2	.	.

*Total miscalculated by the newapaper

Note : The People, 4 Sep 1886, Mr Thomas J Godfrey, son of Mr francis J Godfrey, of Enniscorthy, has added to the laurels pf St Vincent's College, of Castleknock, by taking a very high place and a 1st class prize of £3 in the junior grade.