Transcribed by Teena from the Northern Whig Friday 15 Oct. 1880
Photograph – Northern Ireland Historical Photographic Society “The former St. Malachy’s Convent of Mercy sits at the corner of Sussex Place and Joy Street within Belfast’s Linen Conservation Area. The building was designed by Alexander McAlister and built by J & J Guiler between 1878 – 1880 for the Sisters of the Convent of Mercy. It is a symmetrical three-bay red brick Venetian Gothic-styled building, B1 listed in March 1988 (Ref: HB26/30/024 A). By 1901 the convent had been renamed St. Joseph’s Convent of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy occupied the convent until 1969 when only two nuns still resided within the building. The convent was closed, initially for a trial period, during the summer months when the adjacent school was not used. The Sisters of Mercy relocated to the Crumlin Road the convent was not occupied again until 1983, this time by the Good Shepherd Sisters. The convent again fell out of use in more recent years and in 2008 the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society classified it as a ‘building at risk’.”
The Intermediate Education Examinations
We have received from the Intermediate Education Beard the official list, issued yesterday, of the results of the examinations held in 1880. The list contains the names of students who have obtained exhibitions and prizes, as also of those who have simply passed, together with the number of marks awarded. The names of exhibitioners and prize-takers have already appeared in our columns, and we now annex the names of those in our district who have passed in two or more divisions, one at least of these being the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 5th. <sic>
Girls – Junior Grade
Marion GALLAHER, Ladies School, Gordonville, Coleraine
Mary Anne CLERKIN, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Jane P. LYLE, Strand House, Derry
Helena R. JARDINE, 16 College Square East, Belfast
Henrietta E. CUMMING, Methodist College, Belfast
Anna M. EAKIN, Ladies College, the Elms, Belmont, Belfast
Amelia HURST, Model School, Newtownstewart
Annie J. JOHNSTON, Our Lady’s school, Crumlin road, Belfast
Sarah A. TRAINOR, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Mary ARMSTRONG, 22 Wellington Park, Belfast
Anna M. S. RICHY, Ladies Collegiate Institute, 14 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Georgina CLARKE, Chichester Park, Antrim road, Belfast
Mary E. MAGUIRE, Our Lady’s School, Crumlin Road, Belfast
Henrietta M. GILMORE, Intermediate school, Castleblayney
Annie M. BRYAN, Strand House, Derry
Emily J. BOTHWELL, Strand House, Derry
Elisabeth CUNNINGHAM, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Emily W. DICKSON, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Annie M’GRATH, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Margaret M. SHILLINGTON, Alexandra School, Portadown
Annie MONTGOMERY, University Square, Belfast
Mary A. NORFOLK 16 College Square Belfast
Agnes CREIGHTON, Miss Hudson’s School, Belfast
Rachel KENNEDY, Ladies School, Gordonville, Coleraine
Hester D. RUSSELL, The Manse, Strabane
Rosanna ALEXANDER, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Marianne CASSIDY, Greaghawarren (?) N. S., Roslea, Clones
Harriett BROWNE, Ladies Educ. lnst., 8 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast
Catherine DORAN, Convent School, Strabane
Mary E. IRWIN, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Jane WALLACE, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Emma GARDNER, University Square, Belfast
Isabella M’SPARRON, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Annie S. DAVIDSON, Ladies College, Belmont, Belfast
Margaret GRANT, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Ellen M. GORDON, Stragollen, Strabane
Elizabeth L. GALWAY, Ladies school, Cookstown
Bridget GERAGHTY, St Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Frances E. ROBB, Alexandra School, Portadown
Jane J. M. LAW, Miss Patton’s School, Tandragee
Priscilla L. STEWART, Ladies School, Gracehill, Ballymena
Mary E. MILLIGAN, Ladies School, Tyrone House, Omagh
Margaret E. BROWNE, Mrs Alexander’s school, Armagh
Jane H. BROWN, 16 College Square East, Belfast
Elizabeth A. COONEY Intermediate School, Castleblayney
Alice L. MILLIGAN, Methodist College, Belfast
Essie TATE, Victoria Terrace, Downpatrick
Margaret M’COY, Our Lady’s school, Sussex Place, Belfast
Margaret HAMILTON, Miss Browne’s school, Strabane
Annie O’NEILL, St. Louis’s Convent School, Monaghan
Jessie A. TAYLOR, Ladies Collegiate school, Belfast
Eliza. M. CHARLEY, University Square, Belfast
Janet P. BROWNE, Ladies Collegiate School, 14 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Mary SPROULL, Miss Nelson’s School, Carrickfergus
Mary DOYLE, 1 Creighton Terrace,
Mary WATTERS, Ladies Collegiate school, Belfast
Marion K. ANDERSON, University Square, Belfast
Wihelmina HANNA, Abbey School, Armagh
Minnie A. CRAWFORD, Ladies school, Osborne Park, Belfast
Catherine J. COSGRAVE, Convent of Mercy Enniskillen
Esther M’KEOWN, Strand House, Londonderry
Cassie DEVINE, Convent School, Strabane
Marion TROUGHTON, Ladies School, Cookstown
Margaret J. ELLIOTT, Methodist College, Belfast
Mary DARBY, Convent School, Strabane
Annie BURDEN, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Jane E. JOHNSTON, University Square, Belfast
Mary KERNAHAN, Ladies Educational Institute, 8 Cliftonville Ave. Belfast
Mary A. MULHOLLAND, Magheross School, Carrickmacross
Emily N. DARLEY, 8 Upper Crescent, Belfast
Lucy ROBINS, St. Louis’ Convent school, Monaghan
Maggie G. HOGG, Commercial and Grammar School, Belfast
Margaret A. STILLEY, Strand House, Londonderry
Elizabeth CLUFF, Ladies School, Cookstown
Sarah SMITH, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Rosanna A. TAYLOR, Ladies Collegiate School, 14 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Margaret H. HENDRICK, Belfast Mercantile Academy
Christiana WYLIE, Mercantile Academy, Belfast
Elizabeth T. BELL. Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Matilda CRAWFORD, Miss Browne’s School, Strabane
Margaret A. SCANLAN, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Mary J, PARK, Miss Moffett’s Intermediate School, Rathfriland
J. A. LARMOR, Ladies Educational Institute, 8 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast
Jane GELSTON, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue Belfast
Mary M’ALEE, Rosebank, Holywood
Jane CURRAN, Our Lady’s School, Sussex Place, Belfast
Jane G. KENIGHAN, Ladies Collegiate, School, Belfast
Kate M. KOLKHORST, Methodist College, Belfast
Katharine L. HAMILTON, Miss Patton’s school, Tandragee
M. THOMPSON, Ladies Collegiate School, The Elms, Belmont, Belfast
Catherine M’CLAY, Miss Browne’s school, Strabane
Jane M’BRIDE, Intermediate School, Downpatrick
Agnes ALISTER, Ladies’ Collegiate School, Belfast
Iza M’KINNEY, The Academy, Portadown
Rebecca IRWIN, Ladies School, Gordonville, Coleraine
Anna L. M’GAFFIN, Mercantile Academy, Belfast
Lizzie M. CHRISTIE, Our Lady’s School, Crumlin Road, Belfast
Emily WOODS, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
C. ROGAN, Our Lady’s School, Sussex Place, Belfast
A. COUSER, 11 College street, Armagh
Mary E. M’LERNON, Charles street Ladies Intermediate School, Ballymoney
Caroline MURPHY, Ladies College, The Elms, Belmont, Belfast
Mary E. M’GHEE Methodist College, Belfast
Mary A. CAMPBELL, Convent School, Strabane
Sophie M’NULTY, Convent School, Strabane
Margaret WALLACE, Methodist College, Belfast
Mary A. O’NEILL, Our Lady’s School, Crumlin Road, Belfast
Sarah A. M’GIFFORD, Cairnreagh Cottage, Hillsborough
Julia P. CAREY, Ladies School, Gracehill, Ballymena
B. Alice SULLIVAN, Convent School, Strabane
Mary J. REA, Church View, Boardmills
Emily J. ARMSTRONG, Methodist College, Belfast
Margaretta HAZELTON, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Isabel O. G. MULLIGAN, Miss Patton’s School, Tandragee
Catherine J. L. WALKER, University Square, Belfast
Mary J. WOOD, The Misses Woods’s school, Belfast
Ellen W. ANDERSON, Miss Jenkin’s school, Strabane
Letitia E. ANDERSON, Springbank, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim
Mary P. A. HETHERINGTON, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Annie FEEHY, Convent School, Strabane
Margt. BARKLIE 16 College Square east, Belfast
Elizabeth JORDAN, Intermediate School, Ballymoney
Elizabeth CORRY, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Margt. MORAN, Methodist College, Belfast
Alice G. MACK, Dalboyne. Lisburn
Harriette M’CRUM, The Abbey School, Armagh
Emily GILLESPIE, Convent School, Strabane
Mary A. MASTERSON, Miss Woods’s Ladies School, Belfast
Catherine SMITH, Ladies Educational Institution, 8 Cliftonville Ave., Belfast
Sarah B. WRIGHT, Ladies Educational Institution, 8 Cliftonville Ave., Belfast
Jessie G. WEIR, 16 College Square East, Belfast
Margaret CRAWFORD, Miss Browne’s School, Strabane
Sarah HASTINGS, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Mary J. ROONEY, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Margaret GORDON, Stragollen, Strabane
Emily STEWART, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Emily H. M’ANALLY, Miss Pattons Boarding school, Tandragee
Rosalie O’NEILL, Banbridge Academy
Jane STEVENSON, Mrs. Justice’s School, Dungannon
Anna M. T. GORDON, Methodist College, Belfast
Fanny A. HAMILTON, Miss Patton’s School, Tandragee
Annie M’ELGUIM, Convent of Mercy, Enniskillen
Sarah A. TONER, Tullysaran, Benburb, Moy
Caroline W. MURPHY, Glenburn, Dunmurry, Co. Antrim
Anne J. FERRAR, Lambeg Rectory, Lisburn
Sarah A. ALDERDICE, Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Lily REILLY, Abbey School, Armagh
Ellen LONSDALE, Abbey School, Armagh
Fanny REID, 20 Mount Charles, Belfast
Minnie STEVENSON, Mrs. Justice’s School, Dungannon
Teresa CAMPBELL, Our Lady’s School, Sussex Place, Belfast
Caroline M’MENAMIN, Convent school, Strabane
Agnes REID, Boardmills
Mary G. L. BOYD, Ladies Intermediate School, Charles Street, Ballymoney
Girls – Middle Grade
Elizabeth GRAHAM, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Kate M’PHILLIPS, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Winifred GERMAN, Strand House, Londonderry
Elizabeth C, CAHOON, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Matilda C. KNOWLES, Ladies School, Ballymena
Elizabeth C. BINGHAM, Ladies College, The Elms, Belmont, Belfast
Martha C. BROWNE, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Eliza J. WHITLEY, Albert Terrace, Enniskillen
Charlotte O. MILLIGAN, Ladies School, Tyrone House, Omagh
Elizabeth MORTON, Academy, Banbridge
Ella E. B. PORTER, 1 University Square, Belfast
Elizabeth E. M. BEATTIE, Ladies School, Cookstown
Anne SMITH, Esdale Terrace, Coleraine
Beatrice M. V. EDMONDS, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Annie C. ALLEN, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Elizabeth D. RUSSELL, The Manse, Strabane
Catherine M. GLASS, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Mary DENNEHY, Convent School, Strabane
Marianne GORDON, Strand House, Londonderry
Kathleen H. M’CORMICK, Ladies School, Tyrone House, Omagh
Louisa J. WOOD, Miss Woods’s Ladies School, Belfast
Annie MURRAY, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Maud M. BYRNE, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Sarah M. ELLIS, Strand House, Londonderry
Phoebe MORRISON, Ladies Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Elizabeth S. WILLIAMSON, Methodist College, Belfast
Alice B. SINCLAIR Ladies School, Cookstown
Annie H. WRIGHT, Abbey School, Armagh
Mary J. RYAN, Convent School, Strabane
Maria M’AULIS, Ladies Intermediate School, 5 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Edith M. C. BYRNE, Miss Nelson’s School, Carrickfergus
Louisa V. CAPPER, Collegiate School, Belfast
Letitia COWDY, Alexandra School, Portadown
Margaret B. TAYLOR, Collegiate Institute, 14 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Isabella P. MAXWELL, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Elizabeth MILLER, Academy, Banbndge
Margaret Craig, Intermediate School, Ballymoney
Lizzie MOORE, Ladies School, Ballymena
Lizzie BOAL, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Isabel REDFERN, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Eleanor F. M’KAY, Methodist College, Belfast
Marianne PYPER, Mercantile Academy, Belfast
Mary J. SHILLINGTON, Ladies Collegiate School, Londonderry
Mary L. M’KEON, Methodist College, Belfast
Lottie FERGUSON, Ladies Collegiate School, Belfast
Margaret GLENDENNING, Strand House, Londonderry
Mary CONNOLLY, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Margaret BIGGER, Educational institution, 8 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast
Catherine WALLACE, Ladies Collegiate school, Belfast
Mary BEYER, Methodist College, Belfast
Emily S. BAKER, Intermediate School, Lisburn
Anna R. MILLER, Model School, Newtownstewart
Bessie A. SIMPSON, The Abbey School, Armagh
Elizabeth M. BRADY, Church Street, Portadown
Mary J. M’MANUS, Convent of Mercy, Enniskillen
Mart HEGARTY, Convent of Mercy, Londonderry
Sarah STEVENSON, Ladies Collegiate school, Belfast
Mary GREENFIELD, Ladies Collegiate school, Belfast
Agnes B. BROWN, Ladies Collegiate Institution, 14 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Emily J. M’GAFFIN, Mercantile Academy, Belfast
Alicia A. MONTGOMERY, Intermediate School, Downpatrick
Girls – Senior Grade
F. P. DAVIDSON, Ladies Col., The Elms, Belmont, Belfast
Eleanor S. HOGBEN, Ladies Collegiate School, Derry
Elizabeth M. ROBINS, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Sara J. COATES, Methodist College, Belfast
Louisa A. LEWERS, The Abbey School, Armagh
Mary M’PHILLIPS, St. Louis’ Convent School, Monaghan
Margaret GREER, Ladies School, Osborne Park, Belfast
Jane C. STEWART, Knockbreda Rectory, County Down
Mary BURDEN, 9 College Square North, Belfast
Annie AICKIN, Ladies school, Ballymena
Francis J. J. DARLEY, 8 Upper Crescent, Belfast
M. KNOWLES, Ladies Educational Institution, 8 Cliftonville Avenue, Belfast
Minnie N. A. M’COMB, Methodist College, Belfast
Minnie WILLIAMSON, Methodist College, Belfast
Margaret JOHNSTONE, Methodist College, Belfast