and lime which cost £200. The headmaster was William Spence, a Protestant, who was paid £40 per annum. There were 90 pupils, 50 boys and 40 girls, of whom 45 were Roman Catholic and 45 were Church of Ireland. Holy Scripture books were read. It was supported by the Society for Discountenancing Vice, the Kildare Place Society and the local Church of Ireland rector who contributed £10 per annum. The other school was a free working-school for girls in a separate room in the above school. The headmistress was Mary Veitch, a Protestant, who was paid £10 per annum. There were 34 girls, of whom 24 were Roman Catholic and 10 were Church of Ireland. No Holy Scripture books were read. The Dúchas Folklore Collection gives an account of Derryginny Tanyard School of the 1800s: There was a school situated in my district in the year 1800. The children were all taught indoors. The local name for it was the Tanyard School. The man who taught in this school was "Barney Wynn". He was paid by the people who attended the school. The subjects were, "reading and writing" and he taught some Irish. The people used to spell in Irish and they wrote with cuttors on slates. The children were seated on larger logs or flags and other times they were standing up. Another account in the same collection states: There was an old school in Derryginny long ago. John Reilly taught in it. The school was in an old house. The boys spoke Irish and they wrote on slates. There was no seats. They had to sit on turf. Every day the boys had to bring a turf under their arms. Census In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are six families listed in the townland, apart from those on the Derryginny side of Church Street. In the 1911 census of Ireland, there were six families in the townland, apart from those on the Derryginny side of Church Street. Antiquities Tomregan Parish Hall (erected in 1949) Tomregan Church of Ireland School (originally built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1967) Tomregan Masonic Hall (erected in 1911), Ballyconnell Bridge (erected 1830s) The Cavan and Leitrim Railway Red Bridge (erected in 1887) Rose Bank House (a Georgian house built in 1812 as a Church of Ireland rectory.). Two former buildings were the Star Ballroom (opened on 11 February 1949) and the Tannery.