Thanks Mick I knew about Shackleton's school, John Bowles of Ballintrane's children went to it, but I didn't know that Abraham Shackleton started off as a tutor to the Cooper and Duckett children. Nice little detail to add to the Cooper story I'm putting together. Thanks Tom -----Original Message----- From: irl-carlow-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-carlow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of michael purcell Sent: 04 March 2010 13:17 To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Coopers+Ducketts+Shackletons [ Note added 2010. Remember that all the incidents transcribed from the 1921 Nationalist newspapers were published during Ireland's War of Independence, Jan. 1919 -- July 1921.] Nationalist and Leinster Times, March 1921. Sir Ernest Shackleton. It is scarcely necessary at this time of day to recall that Sir Ernest Shackleton, the famous young explorer, who is fitting out another expedition to the unchartered regions of the Antarctic, is an Irishman. The founder of the Shackleton family in Ireland was Abraham Shackleton, grandfather of Mary Leadbeater, the gifted annalist of Ballitore. A Yorkshireman of sturdy Quaker descent, who removed to Ireland in early manhood as a private tutor to the children of two Quaker country gentlemen in County Carlow , John Duckett of Duckett's Grove and William Cooper of Cooper's Hill. His success as a teacher caused his friends to advise him to open a school, which he did at Ballitore village in 1726. ======================================= 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