The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906Various
History
The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VI, 1906
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
Wickersham also states that the pioneer settler of northern Cambria
County was a Captain Maguire. Other settlers who followed him from
Maryland in 1790 were named Kaylor, Burns, McDale and Carroll, the
descendants of the latter having been the founders of the present town
of Carrolltown. The second white child born in that section is said to
have been Michael Maguire. The number of places in Cambria County which
bear Irish names indicate the extent of these Irish settlements. For
instance, Driscoll, Carrolltown, Kaylor, Dale, Dougherty, Sheridan,
Condon and Patton, called after the settlers, and Dysart and Munster,
called after Irish places. Immediately to the north of Cambria, in
Clearfield County, there are places names Mahaffey, McGee, McCartney,
McCauley, Welshdale, Moran, Curryrun, Mitchel, Shawville, Barrett and
Donegal, and in the other counties surrounding Cambria, are places
called Tyrone, Armagh, Avonmore, McKee, Curryville, Kelley, Fleming,
Connor, Daley, Downey, Lavansville, and so on.
James Nowlins taught school at Mauch Chunk. According to Wickersham, he
was one of the first white men who located at that place.
“Paddy” Doyle taught school at Phœnixville. He is mentioned in
Pennypacker’s _Annals of Phœnixville_. A description of him says “his
nationality was revealed by a very decided brogue.”
Robert Williams, an Irishman, was a teacher at Greensburg.
John Sharpless conducted an academy on Second Street, Philadelphia, in
1791.
Rev. S. Magaw opened an academy on Spruce Street in 1800.
Philip Garrett and two other teachers opened a night school at
Philadelphia in 1799, and their advertisement stated it was “for poor
children and would do the teaching themselves.” Two years later their
effort was organized into the “Philadelphia Society for the
Establishment and Support of Charity Schools.”
In the settlement of New Londonderry, Chester County, Samuel Blair, an
Irishman, established a school in 1740. This settlement was founded
fourteen years before by immigrants from Derry and Donegal. Blair is
described in Pennsylvania history as “one of the most able, learned,
pious, excellent and venerable men of his day.” His academy was called
“the school of the prophets,” and “from it there came forth many
distinguished men who did honor to their instructor and their country.”
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