Turtle There is a 15 page article published in The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Jul., 1948), pp. 11-23 'D'Israeli School, Rathvilly' by Michael Quane. Published by: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland I don't have access to this website but maybe you can find a way in if you are a member of an Institution: http://www.jstor.org/pss/25510640 Regards Michael Brennan Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ My Laois Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:51:12 +0000 > From: Turtle Bunbury <turtle@turtlebunbury.com> > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] D'Israeli School, Bough > > Does anyone know anything more of D'Israeli School, Bough, Rathvilly, > Co. Carlow? > > My notes tell me that it was completed in 1826 and designed by Joseph > Welland, later Vice-President of the Royal Institute of the Architects > of Ireland, for an uncle of Benjamin Disraeli, the British Prime > Minister, who had won a National Lottery and decided to put the money > to good use. D'Israeli died in 1814 and bequeathed ?3000 for the > establishment and support of a non-denominational school "for the > education of the poor of Rathvilly". In 1818, D'Israeli's home at > Beechey Park was sold by Hugh Cumming, the administrator of the estate > of Benjamin D'Israeli, to James Eustace for ?2400 Stg. > > Best for now, > > Turtle > > Turtle Bunbury > www.turtlebunbury.com

Turtle, the Volume is available in the RSAI Headquarters in 63 Merrion Square, Dublin. I think they would allow you to photocopy the article , I have to be there this week , I will enquire, On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Michael Brennan <mjbrennan@blueyonder.co.uk > wrote: > Turtle > > There is a 15 page article published in The Journal of the Royal Society of > Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol. 78, No. 1 (Jul., 1948), pp. 11-23 > 'D'Israeli School, Rathvilly' by Michael Quane. Published by: Royal > Society > of Antiquaries of Ireland > > I don't have access to this website but maybe you can find a way in if you > are a member of an Institution: http://www.jstor.org/pss/25510640 > > Regards > > Michael Brennan > > Carlow Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/ > My Laois Page: > http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjbrennan/index.htm > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:51:12 +0000 > > From: Turtle Bunbury <turtle@turtlebunbury.com> > > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] D'Israeli School, Bough > > > > Does anyone know anything more of D'Israeli School, Bough, Rathvilly, > > Co. Carlow? > > > > My notes tell me that it was completed in 1826 and designed by Joseph > > Welland, later Vice-President of the Royal Institute of the Architects > > of Ireland, for an uncle of Benjamin Disraeli, the British Prime > > Minister, who had won a National Lottery and decided to put the money > > to good use. D'Israeli died in 1814 and bequeathed ?3000 for the > > establishment and support of a non-denominational school "for the > > education of the poor of Rathvilly". In 1818, D'Israeli's home at > > Beechey Park was sold by Hugh Cumming, the administrator of the estate > > of Benjamin D'Israeli, to James Eustace for ?2400 Stg. > > > > Best for now, > > > > Turtle > > > > Turtle Bunbury > > www.turtlebunbury.com > > > > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe > to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >