This was the Pre-eminent college in Ireland at the time. It still is of course. Jonathan Swift went to Trinity. I believe a lot of Church men got their degrees at Trinity. My ancestor's brother is listed there though he did not have much money. He was later Dean of Down. Christina On Mar 17, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Alan Swindale wrote: > Today I came across "Alumni Dublinenses 1593-1846 -A registry of the > Students, Graduates, Professors and Provosts of Trinity College in the > University of Dublin" (published 1935). > > In it I found my 4xg-grandfather George Drew Keogh (c1782-1861) who > apparently became a pensioner student on October 3 1796 at the age of 13. > > Can anyone tell me whether the college at this period effectively provided a > secondary education prior to matriculation for a bachelor's degree? > > Incidentally has anyone come across the Christian name 'Elio' who was > apparently a brother (who probably died young)? > > Note: The book provides information on place of birth, father's name and > status, and school(master) and I recommend it as a source. Unfortunately the > version on Google only provides snippet information. The copy I found (at > Durham University Library)had to have the sheet slit to allow me to view the > Keogh's. > > > Regards > > Alan Swindale > > Family History starts with births and ends with lives. > Researching Swindale, Swindle, Swindell, Swindells, Swyndle etc! (anywhere) > Gregg, Nicholson, Usher (Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire) > Rattray (Edinburgh), Mahler (Amsterdam), Keogh (Dublin), Butler (London), > Holmes (Dorset) > > > > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message