History
The school was founded in 1856, when the Society of St Vincent de Paul purchased a building in Mountbrown, Kilmainham.
Within a year, this building proved to be too small and land was purchased in Glasnevin, at the junction of Finglas Road and Botanic Road. A very imposing building was erected (behind railings which still exist, now the site of Dalcassian Downs, Dublin 9), which opened in 1860 as a school with residential accommodation for 150 boy boarders, teaching and classroom facilities, and a farm which supplied provisions including milk and vegetables.
In 1863, the Congregation of Christian Brothers took over the running of the school from the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritans). Day boys were enrolled from January 1927, but this put a strain on the accommodation and a new primary school building was opened in 1939. At the centenary in 1956 very little had changed as there were still 140 boarders and the farm was still in operation.
The secondary school continued to operate in the old building until new buildings were opened in 1964.
Boarding continued until 1973 when the school became entirely a day-school.
The swimming pool was built in 1968 and the sports hall in 1976.
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