§ Mr. THOMAS O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the number of schools in each county teaching Irish bilingually; the number of pupils taught;
Return allowing the number of National schools in each county teaching Irish bilingually, the number of pupils taught, and the number of schools per county where Irish is taught as an extra subject, and the number of children learning it. County. Schools teaching Irish bilingually. Schools in which Irish is only taught as an extra subject. Schools (additional) in which Irish is taught as an extra subject, and also as an ordinary subject. Number on 31/12/1909. Number of pupils under instruction on the rolls on 31/12/l909. Number on 31/12/1909. Number of pupils* under instruction on the rolls on 31/12/l909. Number on 31/12/1909. Number of pupils learning Irish as an extra subject on the rolls on 31/12/1909. Antrim … … 28 1,458 5 210 Armagh … … 30 944 13 627 Cavan … … 23 764 6 180 Donegal 57 4,898 50 1,472 55 1,691 Down … … 27 1,419 9 348 Fermanagh … … 28 879 1 88 Londonderry. … … 16 784 1 256 Monaghan … … 33 1,215 14 680 Tyrone … … 38 1,191 15 578 Clare 3 216 150 6,002 29 1,270 Cork 12 1,065 310 12,695 55 4,189 Kerry 38 3,318 155 6,770 30 1,601 Limerick … … 115 5,253 18 1,279 Tipperary … … 100 3,582 24 1,198 Waterford 2 136 53 2,104 9 673 Carlow … … 17 745 2 199 Dublin … … 71 5,117 13 921 Kildare … … 9 420 5 336 Kilkenny … … 39 1,473 13 672 King's … … 21 836 13 749 Longford … … 14 573 7 362 Louth … … 41 1,579 9 675 Meath … … 24 807 5 364 Queen's … … 22 1,157 1 32 Westmeath … … 36 1,372 8 525 Wexford … … 24 1,076 10 428 Wicklow … … 11 507 3 79 Galway 47 3,267 174 7,230 79 3,534 Roscommon … … 71 2,501 23 1,346 Mayo 20 1,350 170 6,397 93 3,638 Leitrim … … 10 578 3 131 Sligo … … 64 2,672 33 1,374 *Third standard and above.