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Hi Kath,
many thanks for your reply to my enquiry. I have not looked at the site for a while as all info seemed to have dried up and I have not logged on for a while. I never got any further than all that I have previously written. As I said my GG Grandfather Luke Waddy was removed from the workhouse and buried in 1901 and I have not been able to trace any record of the burial. Incidentally you mentioned that there were Roches in your family...Well Luke Waddy's wife was named mary Roche and I am fairly sure that they were married in 1841 at St Aidans Church in Poulfur. That is near to Fethard on Sea. All the children were baptised at St Aidans. They must have moved later to Ballyhack as that is where mary died in 1871. I have not been able to locate where she was buried. I sometimes wonder if in fact Luke was buried with her as he still had sons and daughters living in 1901. I would love to get to the bottom of the mystery but regretfully, I might never do so.
I thank you for your interest and help
Regards  Tom

Hi Shane,
Thanks for that information. It gives me somewhere else to look.
Regards,
Tom.

Thanks Wexrose for that information. i will give the school at Ballyhack a ring.
I have been to Poulfur Parish Office already this past year and I know the secretary there.
I uncovered a lot of family information from their BMD records. The old parish books are in very good condition and some records are 200 yrs old. It never occurred to me to ask if they had any school records whilst I was there. I will email them and ask now.
Thanks again,
Tom.

AnnClare,
Hi, I have already been on the National Archives website and it would appear that they have no records for national schools. I have however emailed them and and asked if it would be worth my while calling there. I live in Cheshire England now but I am going to Dublin for a few days at end of February and could combine this with a visit to the archives.
I will do as you suggest and get in touch with Wexford county Library ref the national schools.
Unfortunately they closed the Heritage centre in Tagoat but the Wexford library have told me that the records from Tagoat are being processed and will eventually be available online at the IFHS site. No idea just when that will happen.
Best regards,
Tom.

Hi,
I am looking for national school records for Ballyhack and Fethard areas of County Wexford for the period 1860-1880. I am not sure if they were classed as National schools during the period in question.
They may have have been administered by Church authorities at the time.
If anyone knows if such records exist and where they are located, I would be most grateful to hear from you.
Sincerely,  Tom Ahern