NATIONAL SCHOOL RECORDS: In 1831 a country-wide system of primary education was established under the control of the Board of Commissioners for National Education. The most useful records produced by the system are the school registers themselves, which record the age of the pupil, religion, father's address and occupation, and general observations. Unfortunately, in the Republic of Ireland no attempt has been made to centralize these records; they remain in the custody of local schools or churches per John Grenham's 1992 ed. "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors." (Although his book has been reprinted many times over the years, Grenham has published at least one later edition since that time (1999?), so check that edition for any changes). The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland has a collection of over 1,500 registers for schools in the six counties of Northern Ireland! The administrative records of the Board of Commissioners itself are now held by the National Archives in Dublin. These include teachers' salary books, which can be very useful if an ancestor was a teacher. Anyone on the list with any experience looking for and finding these records?