« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 01 April 25 16:55 BST (UK) »
The school records may still be around, but probably in the back of a dusty cupboard, so the school would need some notice to go rooting for them.
You could check the National Archives in Dublin for any possible estate records - again, do it in advance and order them if any, as they may not be held on site.
Coffey, Cummins [Rathfalla, Tipperary], Cummins [Skirke, Laois], Curran, Dillon [Clare], Fogarty [Garran, Laois/Tipp], Hughes, Keshan (Keeshan), Loughman [Harristown and Killadooley, Laois], Mallon [Armagh], Malone, Markham [Caherkine, Clare], McKeon(e) [Sligo/Kilkenny/Waterford], McNamara, Meagher, Prescott [Kilkenny/Waterford/Wexford?], Rafferty, Ryan, Sullivan, Tobin
GEDMatch: T665306 tested with Family Tree DNA and also with ancestry
GEDCOM file: 1980344