Informal Education in Eighteenth-Century Ireland
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This book documents an informal system of education that emerged in Ireland between the late 1750s and the end of the century, a system that operated largely without funding or direction by church or state. In a society as divided as eighteenth-century Ireland, it is remarkable that such a system could succeed, paving the way for the more formal reforms of Irish education that followed in the nineteenth century. Based on detailed evidence from newspaper advertisements, directories, educational prospectuses, textbooks, and other print documents from the period as well as previously unexamined manuscript resources, the author describes this system and how it functioned, emphasizing the transnational dimensions of print culture, English literature, and education reform.
This book documents an informal system of education that emerged in Ireland between the late 1750s and the end of the century, a system that operated largely without funding or direction by church or state. In a society as divided as eighteenth-century Ireland, it is remarkable that such a system could succeed, paving the way for the more formal reforms of Irish education that followed in the nineteenth century. Based on detailed evidence from newspaper advertisements, directories, educational prospectuses, textbooks, and other print documents from the period as well as previously unexamined manuscript resources, the author describes this system and how it functioned, emphasizing the transnational dimensions of print culture, English literature, and education reform.
Focuses on schools in a colonial context within the emerging British Empire Examines education reforms related to cultural and technological changes Adds to recent scholarly interest in print culture, education, and language in 18th-century Ireland and Britain
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M. Wade Mahon
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“The book is structured around nine chapters, each with a distinct focus but using some common threads and motifs. Together, they build a comprehensive understanding behind the motivations and provisions of the various independent schools operating in the era. A number of prominent educators from the era are central characters in the book … . The extensive appendix is a real boon for history of education researchers.” (Thomas Walsh, History of Education, April 7, 2026)
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