Subject Examiners for the Leaving Certificate

For a period in the 1940s some of the Leaving Certificate examinations (usually the Irish version) listed the examiner. A selection of these are listed below.

1941

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
English Honours none listed image
Mathematics Algebra Honours none listed image
Mathematics Geometry Honours none listed image

1942

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
English Honours none listed image
Mathematics Algebra Honours none listed image
Applied Mathematics ? none listed image
Chemistry Honours none listed image

1943

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
Irish P1 Pass An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P1 Honours An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Pass An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Honours An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
English P1 Pass Professor J. J. Hogan, M.A. (N.U.I.), B.LITT (Oxon) image, Jeremiah J. Hogan UCD?
English P1 Honours Professor J. J. Hogan, M.A. (N.U.I.), B.LITT (Oxon) image, Jeremiah J. Hogan UCD?
English P2 Pass Professor J. J. Hogan, M.A. (N.U.I.), B. Litt (Oxon) image, Jeremiah J. Hogan UCD?
English P2 Honours Professor J. J. Hogan, M.A. (N.U.I.), B.Litt. (Oxon) image, Jeremiah J. Hogan UCD?
French Pass An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Honours An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
History Pass An tOllamh Oirmh. Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
History Honours An t-Ollamh Oirmh. Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
Mathematics Arithmetic - M. S. Ó Tnúthail, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Pass Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours Domhnall Mac Cártaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Applied Mathematics Pass none listed image
Applied Mathematics Honours none listed image
Chemistry Pass An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Chemistry Honours An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Physics Pass none listed image
Physics Honours none listed image
Physics and Chemistry Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Botany Pass Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?
Botany Honours Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?

1944

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
Irish P1 Pass An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P1 Honours An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Pass An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Honours An t-Ollamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
English P1 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P1 Honours Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Honours Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Pass An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Honours An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
Italian Pass Professor P. McBride, M.A., Dr. enL. image, UCD?
Italian Honours Professor P. McBride, M.A. Dr. en L. image, UCD?
History Pass An tOllamh Oirmh. Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
History Honours An t-Ollamh Oirmh. Eoin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
Mathematics Arithmetic - M. S. Ó Tnúthail, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Pass Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins. M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins. M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Applied Mathematics Pass An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Applied Mathematics Honours An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Chemistry Pass An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Chemistry Honours An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Physics Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Botany Pass Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?
Botany Honours Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc. image, wikipedia?
various business both Liam Ó Buchalla, M. Comm. image

1945

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
Irish P1 Pass An tOllamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P1 Honours An tOllamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Pass An tOllamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
Irish P2 Honours An tOllamh Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, M.A. image, Prof. Cormac Ó Cadhlaigh, UCD?
English P1 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P1 Honours Professor Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Honours Professor Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Pass An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Honours An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
Italian Honours Professor P. McBride, M.A., Dr. en L. image, UCD?
History Pass An tOllamh Oirmh. Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
History Honours An t-Ollamh Oirmh. Eoin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D. Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
Mathematics Algebra Pass An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh., M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Applied Mathematics Pass An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Applied Mathematics Honours An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Chemistry Pass An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Chemistry Honours An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Physics Pass Cormach Ó Ceallaigh M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Botany Pass Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Botany Honours Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
various business both Liam Ó Buchalla, M. Comm. image

1946

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
Irish P1 Pass An tOllamh R. A. Breatnach, M.A. image, Prof. Risteárd A. Breatnach, UCC?
Irish P1 Honours An tOllamh R. A. Breatnach, M.A. image, Prof. Risteárd A. Breatnach, UCC?
Irish P2 Pass An tOllamh R. A. Breatnach, M.A. image, Prof. Risteárd A. Breatnach, UCC?
Irish P2 Honours An tOllamh R. A. Breatnach, M.A. image, Prof. Risteárd A. Breatnach, UCC?
English P1 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcara, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P1 Honours Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Pass Professor Domhnall Ó Corcara, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English P2 Honours Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Pass An tOllamh Ó Briain, M.A. image
French Honours An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
Italian Honours Professor P. McBride, M.A., Dr. en L. image, UCD?
History Pass An tOllamh Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
History Honours An t-Ollamh, Eóin Ó Riain, C.Í., M.A., D.Litt. image, Rev. Dr. John Ryan S.J., D.Litt., M.R.I.A.?
Mathematics Arithmetic - Dáithí Frainnclín, M.Sc. image
Mathematics Algebra Pass An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Applied Mathematics Pass An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Coinnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Applied Mathematics Honours An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Coinnaith, M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Chemistry Pass An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Chemistry Honours An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Physics Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Botany Pass Máirín de Váléra, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Botany Honours Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
various business both Liam Ó Buchalla, M. Comm. image

1947

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
English Pass P1 Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English Honours P1 Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English Pass P2 Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
English Honours P2 Professor Domhnall Ó Corcora, M.A. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cártaigh, M.A. Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Pass An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cártaigh, M.A. Ph.D. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Arithmetic - none listed image
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Applied Mathematics Pass An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith M.A., M.Sc. image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Applied Mathematics Honours An t-Ollamh Eóin Mac Cionnaith, M.A., M.Sc image, Professor Eoghan McKenna UCG?
Chemistry Pass An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Chemistry Honours An t-Ollamh Tomás Diolún, M.A., D.Sc. image, Prof Tom Dillon UCG?
Physics Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics and Chemistry Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc. Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Botany Honours Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc., Ph.D image, wikipedia?
Botany Pass Máirín de Valéra, M.Sc., Ph.D image, wikipedia?
Physiology and Hygiene Pass none listed image
Physiology and Hygiene Honours none listed image
Music Pass none listed image
Music Honours none listed image
Technical Drawing A Pass none listed image
Technical Drawing A Honours none listed image
Technical Drawing B Pass none listed image
Technical Drawing B Honours none listed image

1948

SubjectLevelExaminer ListedNotes
English P1 Pass Professor D. Ó Murchadha, M.A., Ph.D. image
English P1 Honours Professor D. Ó Murchadha, M.A., Ph.D. image
English P2 Pass Professor D. Ó Murchadha, M.A., Ph.D. image
English P2 Honours Professor D. Ó Murchadha, M.A., Ph.D. image
French Pass An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
French Honours An tOllamh Liam Ó Briain, M.A. image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Pass An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Algebra Honours An tOllamh Domhnall Mac Cárthaigh, M.A., Ph.D image, wikipedia?
Mathematics Geometry Pass An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Mathematics Geometry Honours An tOllamh H. St. J. Atkins, M.Sc. image, Prof. H. St. J. Atkins of UCC?
Chemistry Pass P. Ó Colla, M.Sc. image, Prof Proinnsias Ó Colla UCG?
Chemistry Honours P. Ó Colla, M.Sc. image, Prof Proinnsias Ó Colla UCG?
Physics Pass Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?
Physics Honours Cormac Ó Ceallaigh, M.Sc., Ph.D. image, Cormac Ó Ceallaigh (Bristol/DIAS)?