Music in Cairneyhill

FIFESHIRE JOURNAL, THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY 1851 NEW MUSIC We have seen a song entitled ‘Break! Break! Break!’ the music composed by Miss Jane More, of the Ladies Seminary, Cairneyhill. The words by Alfred Tennyson, published by permission. The melody is very expressive, and beautifully adapted to the poetry. Amateurs allow that the piano accompaniment isContinue reading “Music in Cairneyhill”

Cairneyhill Education

THE SCOTSMAN, SATURDAY 11TH MAY 1839 On Thursday, the 2nd inst. [instant = the present month], the young ladies attending Mrs More’s seminary, Cairneyhill Manse, presented her with a valuable piece of plate with a suitable inscription; and Miss More, with a very handsome writing-desk and box, as tokens of their sincere esteem for theirContinue reading “Cairneyhill Education”

Education in Cairneyhill in 1855

THE SCOTTISH PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1855 Wanted for Cairneyhill Village School, a teacher qualified to teach the several branches of a good English education, with Latin and the elements of Greek and Mathematics. Apply, with certificates of character and qualifications, to Mr F Duncanson, Mason, Cairneyhill, by Dunfermline, previous to the 15th of September.Continue reading “Education in Cairneyhill in 1855”