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Clonmel Grammar School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Title

Clonmel Grammar School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Subject

Exterior of Clonmel Grammar School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Description

Colour image of the old Clonmel Grammar School. The Clonmel Grammar School grew from a Jesuit school set up after the dissolution of the monasteries.
Clonmel GrammerThis school was damaged by fire in 1640 and was closed under the penal laws in 1650. It was reopened in 1653 under protestant control but had closed again by 1681.
In 1685 the building was revived as a Grammar school where the children of Protestant freemen in Clonmel were entitled to a free education. This was an endowed school supported by the rental of lands around Roscrea. The school closed in 1922.

Creator

Michael Murphy

Source

Michael Murphy

Publisher

Digitised by Tipperary Studies

Date

1970s

Rights

© Tipperary Studies

Format

Jpeg image

Type

Photograph

Identifier

30/219 - Clonmel Grammar School

Files

Clonmel Grammar School, 1970s.jpg

Citation

Michael Murphy, “Clonmel Grammar School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary,” Tipperary Archive, accessed November 22, 2024, https://tippstudiesdigital.ie/items/show/4750.