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.
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
Collection
Citation
Michael Murphy, “Clonmel Grammar School, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary,” Tipperary Archive, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.tippstudiesdigital.ie/items/show/4750.