
What is recorded here
Ulster History Circle placed the blue plaque at 23 College Gardens, County Antrim, Ireland. It commemorates Vere Foster, 1819-1900, an educationalist and the first President of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation. The plaque still stands where that life and work became visible to everyone passing by.
This blue commemorative plaque records: To commemorate Vere Foster 1819-1900 educationalist and first President of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation Recorded plaque organisation: Ulster History Circle.
Vere Foster was an influential educational reformer who significantly improved primary education in Ireland through his innovative teaching methods and establishment of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation.
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