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Christopher
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Alexandra College was founded by a Quaker, Anne Jellicoe, in 1866. It was named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who attended the formal opening of the school. The school colours, red and white, are those of the Danish flag. The school has a long history in the field of education for women. The College is under Church of Ireland management. The Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough acts as the Chairman of the Council, which is the governing body. Source: Wikipedia. The Free Encyclopedia.
Five years prior to Alexandra College being founded Anne Jellicoe and Barbara Corlett had founded The Queens Institute, Dublin which was the first technical college for women in Europe. Anne was the wife of a mill-owner and her attempts to educate and train the local girls in useful arts had fallen foul of the Catholic Church. Barbara Corlett was the daughter of a coach-spring manufacturer.
I've just been skimming through a book by Myrtle Hill titled "Women in Ireland - A Century of Change" published by Blackstaff Press, Belfast in 2003. I was surprised to learn that in 1912 the young women of the College purchased several tenement buildings in Dublin and rented them out for renovation. They charged a modest rent and in return the tenants were expected to keep their rooms clean and in good order.
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Christopher
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St. Gabriel's, a new wing of St Marys, was opened in 1848. It was part of the Dominican Convent.
St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Cabra opened in 1857 and was run by the Christian Brothers.
St Mary's School for Deaf Girls, Cabra was opened in 1846. It was part of the Dominican Convent.
The first school for the deaf in Ireland, the Irish National Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, was founded in 1816. The school, which became Claremount, seems to have been nondenominational and followed the method of instruction then used in England which emphasized speech and lipreading. A school in Cork opened in 1822. "Breaking the Silence: The Education of the Deaf in Ireland 1816-1996" by Edward Crean
The story of the Claremont Institute from the time it opened in 1816 until it closed in 1978 is told in Rachel Pollard's book "The Avenue: A History of the Claremont Institution"
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Trinity College receives many requests for genealogical information. There's a page on the University's website which provides signposts to websites and other resources which may be useful to those seeking such information. (The College does not provide courses in genealogy or a general genealogical research service). www.tcd.ie/about/genealogical
The first recorded athletics meeting of the Dublin University Harriers and Athletic Club took place at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1849, followed by Exeter College, Oxford in 1850. www.duhac.tcdlife.ie/History/history.php
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Smyly Homes
The RCB Library in Dublin hold records for the Smyly Homes which relate to homes for children in Ireland and Canada. The collection consists of almost 100 boxes of minutes, accounts, registers, correspondence, photographs and printed material. The documents contained in the boxes were listed prior to being transferred to the Library. Confidentiality is preserved by allowing access to the lists to members of the staff of the Smyly Homes. When queries are received at the RCB Library their staff then refer the person making the enquiry directly to the Smyly Homes people as they are used to dealing with the sensitive issues of adoption and similar matters.
The address for the Smyly Homes, which are still in existence, is ...
Smyly Homes, 15, Rockhill, Blackrock. Co. Dublin
This link refers to the Smyly Homes which were started in 1852 and also mentions several of the young men from the Coombe who lost their lives fighting in the Great War. http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/children/Organizations/smyly.html
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Workhouses- Balrothery, Dublin North, Dublin South, Rathdown
(left side of page - Workhouse Locations, Irish Poor Law Unions, Dublin)
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