Boarding School Records

[Christopher]

Co Carlow
St Mary's College, Knockbeg (boys) www.knockbegcollege.ie/history.htm - founded 1793   Link Broken

Co. Cavan
Royal School Cavan, College Street, Cavan (mixed)
Over 400 years old. www.royalschoolcavan.ie/

County Cork
Bandon Grammar School, Bandon (mixed) - 1641 www.bandongrammar.ie
Sacred Heart Secondary School, Convent of Mercy, Clonakilty (mixed) Founded in 1908 and registered as a Secondary School in 1941 www.sacredheartclonakilty.ie
Colasite Cholmain, Mainistir Fhearmui (mixed)
Colaiste An Phaiarsaigh, Gleann Maghair
Midleton College, Midleton (mixed) Over 300 years old www.midletoncollege.ie
Mount Saint Michael, Roscarbery (mixed) Founded in 1894 www.mtsm.ie

Co. Donegal
The Royal and Prior School, Raphoe (mixed)
Founded by Royal Charter of King James I in 1608 www.royalandprior.ie/index.php

Dublin
Alexandra College, Milltown, Dublin 6 (girls) Founded in 1866 www.alexandracollege.ie
Blackrock College, Blackrock (boys) Founded in 1860.
Originally known as the French School, Blackrock www.blackrockcollege.ie
Castleknock College, Castleknock, Dublin 15 (boys) Founded in 1830 www.castleknockcollege.ie
Kings Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 (mixed) Founded in 1669
Originally called The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II www.kingshospital.ie
Rathdown School, Glenageary, Dun Laoghaire (girls)
St. Andrew's College, Booterstown Ave., Blackrock (mixed)
St Columba's College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16 (mixed) 
Stratford College, Bushy Park, Dublin 6 (mixed)
Sutton Park School, St Fintan's Road, Sutton, Dublin 13 (mixed) 
Wesley College, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 (mixed) 
Willow Park School, Rock Road, Blackrock

Galway
colaiste Sheosaimh, Gearrbhaile, Beal Ath na Slua (boys)
Scoil Aine, Mainistir Na Coille Moire, An Choill Mhor, Conamara (girls)
St. Jarlath's College, Tuam (boys)

Co. Kerry
Colaiste Ide, Baile an Ghoilin, Daingean Ui Chuis (girls. Instruction through Irish language)

Co. Kilkenny
St. Brigid's College, Callan, Co. Kilkenny (girls)  The school opened in 1949 although its history dates back to the 1870s www.stbrigidscollege.com/html/about_st.html#history1
Kilkenny College, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny (mixed)

Limerick City and County
Scoil Pol, Kilfinane, Co Limerick (mixed)
Glenstal Abbey School, Murroe (boys)
Villiers Secondary School, North Circular Road, Limerick (mixed)

Co Longford
St. Mel's College, Longford, Co. Longford (boys)

Co. Louth
Drogheda Grammar School, Eden View, Mornington Road, Drogheda (mixed)
Dundalk Grammar School, Dundalk (mixed) Founded as a Charter School in 1739.
Became a Grammar School in 1921. www.dundalkgrammarschool.ie

Co. Meath
Fransciscan College, Gormanston (mixed)

Co. Sligo
Sligo Grammar School, The Mall, Sligo (mixed)

Co. Tipperary
Rockwell College, Cashel (mixed)
Cistercian College, Roscrea (boys)
Presentation Secondary School, Thurles (girls)

Co. Waterford
Newtown School, Waterford (mixed) Founded in 1798 by the Religious Society of Friends http://iol.ie/~newtownw/nsw/index.htm

Co. Westmeath
Our Lady's Bower, Retreat Rd., Athlone (girls)
www.iol.ie/~bower/our_history.htm Opened 1884
St Finian's College, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Founded in Navan in 1802 and relocated to Mullingar in 1908 www.stfinianscollege.ie
Wilson's Hospital School, Multyfarnham (mixed)

Wicklow
Our Lady's School, Rathnew (girls) This school closed in June 2005

[adee7]

Hi Christopher,

Interesting list.  I haven't given up on that part of my
search and need to write some letters to the pertinent
schools.

Kathleen