Education: IRELAND - Alumni Dublineses - GOLDSBURY, GOLDSMITH Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives, http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/copyright.htm Transcribed by P Adams _________________________________________________________ A Register of the Students, Graduates, Professors, and Provosts of Trinity College, In the University of Dublin. Edited by the Late George Dames Burtchaell and Thomas Ulick Sadleir. 1924 Most students entered college as Pensioners. In other words, they paid a fixed sum annually. The other two categories were: Sizar and Fellow Commoners (Socii Comitates). Sizars were "allowed free education in consideration of performing certain, at one time menial, duties"; Fellow Commoners paid double fees and enjoyed several privileges, including that of finishing the College course in three years instead of four. "Sizards were sons of poor parents, frequently the clergy" In parantheses "The name of the school, or more frequently the Schoolmaster, which is given in parentheses in each entry, is an item of importance. It is rarely omitted , and even where other details are wanting, it frequently enables one to fix the student's identity." There is a section of the book which lists school masters but not the dates they taught. Between 1669 and 1770 the academic year started on 9th July. The age given was frequently the age at next birthday since the "Annum Agens" format of giving ages was commonly used. [English terms for the Latin College Semester abbreviations: Hiem = Hiemps (Winter); AEst = AEstiva (Summer) and Vern = Verna (Spring)]. GOLDSBURY, ALEXANDER, Pen. (Mr. Kenney), July 8, 1769, aged 21, s. of Robert, Generosus; b. Co. Longford. GOLDSBURY, FRANCIS. [Refer. To GOULDSBURY.] GOLDSBURY (GOOLDSBURY), FRANCIS, Pen., June 9, 1750. [N.F.P.] B.A. Vern. 1754. GOLDSBURY, ROBERT, Siz. (Mr. Goldsbury), June 11, 1754, aged 19; s. of Robert. Generosus; b. Co. Longford. Sch. 1757. B.A. Vern. 1758. GOLDSBURY, ROBERT, Pen. (Mr. Kenney), Aug. 6, 1781, aged 17; s. of Robert, Clericus; b. Leitrim. GOLDSMITH, CHARLES, Pen. (Mr.Griffith, Elphin), June 16, 1707, aged 17; s. of Robert; b. near Elphin. B.A. Vern. 1711. GOLDSMITH, CHARLES, Pen., June 14, 1734. [N.F.P] GOLDSMITH (GOULDSMITH), EDWARD, Pen. ( Mr. Neligan), May 13, 1741, aged 17; s. of Charles, Clericus; b. Co. Longford. Sch. 1743, B. A. AEst 1745. GOLDSMITH, ISAAC, Pen. (Mr Manby, Carrick), July 2, 1720, aged 14; s. of Edward, Decanus; b. Elphin, Sch. 1723. B.A. Vern. 1724. M.A. AEst. 1727. [Dean of Cloyne.] *GOLDSMITH, JOHN, B.A., M.A. AEst 1617. Fello Oct. 26, 1619. [Vicar of Mayne, etc. (Meath), June 10, 1624; Precentor of St Canice, Kilkenny (Ossory), Oct. 6, 1624; Chancellor Dec. 14, 1624; Rector of Breshule, etc., and Vicar of Lockblagh. Etc. (Meath), Sept, 20, 1628; died 1665] GOLDSMITH, JOHN, Pen. (Mr. Cugh, Strokestown), Sept. 23, 1697, aged 18; s of Robert, Generosus; b. Ballioughter, Co. Roscommon. GOLDSMITH, OLIVER, Siz. (Mr. Hughes), June 11, 1745, aged 15; s. of Charles, Clericus; b. Co. Westmeath, B.A. Vern 1750. [M.B. M.D. Oxon.] See D.N.B. not recorded and Allibone. ________________________________________ A few Latin Terms: agricola - farmer Archidisconus - Archdeacon armiger - bearing arms] artifex - artist causidicus - an advocate , barrister centurio - officer clericus et ludimagister - clergyman and schoolmaster Corcagiensis - Cork defunctus - dead generosus - noble, of noble birth honoris causa - honorary degree ingenuus - freeborn medicus - doctor or physician mercator - a merchant miles - soldier pilearius - a hatter or cap maker pragmaticus - solicitor pharmacopola - apothecary privatus - private person [Source: FHL # 0990388]