Holy Child Killiney
Holy Child Killiney | |
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Coordinates | 53°15′11″N 6°06′51″W / 53.253147°N 6.114202°WCoordinates: 53°15′11″N 6°06′51″W / 53.253147°N 6.114202°W |
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Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | September 1947 |
Number of students | 341 |
Website | holychildkilliney.ie |
Holy Child Killiney is a voluntary fee-paying Catholic secondary school under the direction of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in Killiney, a suburban village in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.
The school was opened in September 1947, on the premises of the former County Hotel, where it is still located.[1] It initially had 34 pupils,[1] but by 2019 it had 341 pupils.[2]
Notable alumni[]
- Maeve Binchy (1939–2012), novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker[3]
- Eavan Boland (1944–2020), poet and academic[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "History". Holy Child Killiney. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Holy Child Secondary School". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Maeve Binchy". Read Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Eavan Boland obituary: Outstanding Irish poet and academic". Irish Times. 2 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
Categories:
- Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland
- Secondary schools in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Private schools in the Republic of Ireland
- 1947 establishments in Ireland
- Educational institutions established in 1947
- Republic of Ireland school stubs