The central UK treasury provided the bulk of finance. The National School Teachers Act 1875 placed part of the cost on the poor law guardians, later the local authority. Local contributions were abolished in 1892.<\/p>\n
The Irish Education Act 1892 introduced a number of measures that sought to make education free and compulsory. Under the Act, fees were abolished in schools where they applied.<\/p>\n
In other schools, only the fees in excess of a certain amount were chargeable. Teachers were compensated by increased salaries or capitation grants. The Act introduced compulsory attendance between the age of 4 and 14 for at least 75 days a year for children in cities and urban areas.<\/p>\n
The Local Government Act 1898 conferred school attendance responsibilities on the local authority.<\/p>\n\n
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