lease thereof and of 200 acres of land for 21 yeares and the rest of Sir Richard's 1000 acres are sett to the Irish from yeare to yeare, who plowgh after ye Irish fashion.The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Sir William Parson's Land. By a deed dated 9 April 1711, the Mannor of Parsonstowne alias Bawneboy was granted, inter alia, to Morley Saunders. A lease dated 10 December 1774 from William Crookshank to John Enery of Bawnboy includes the lands of Bawnboy. In 1816 John Bourke held a lease of the townland of Bawnboy from John Enery. Historical population In the Hearth Money Rolls compiled on 29 September 1663 there were three taxpayers listed in Baonboy- William Lawther Esq., Stephen Murphy and Patricke Atcheson. The 1821 Census of Ireland states that the population of the village was 189. The 1831 Census of Ireland states that there were 12 houses in the village, all occupied. The population was 60, of which 28 were males and 32 females, so the population had dropped by 129 since 1821. The occupations were 2 female servants, 1 male servant, 1 professional, 4 retailers or craftsmen, 6 agricultural labourers, 4 farmers. The Bawnboy Valuation Office Field books are available for 1839-1840. The 1841 Census of Ireland states that there were 26 houses in the village, 8 of which were unoccupied. The population was 96, of which 47 were males and 49 females, so the population had increased by 36 since 1831. Bawnboy National School The book Bawnboy and Templeport History Heritage Folklore by Chris Maguire gives the following description of the school:The right to teach in schools was restored to Catholics under the Relief Act of 1772 and from that time onward education progressed in the parish. The second Report from the Commissioners of Irish Education Inquiry 1826 shows that eight schools were operating in the parish of Templeport, including Bawnboy School. They were attended by a total of 670 pupils. All except one of these schools were mud wall cabins and overcrowded. Reading, writing and arithmetic were the main subjects taught. Bawnboy was a pay school held in a temporary room. The headmaster was Charles Brady, a Roman Catholic, who had a salary of £8 per annum. There were 80 pupils of whom 68 were Catholic and 12 Church of Ireland. 47 were boys and 33 were girls. In 1831 a state system