O'Connell School
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The O’Connell School is a secondary and primary school for boys located on North Richmond Street in Dublin, Ireland. The school, named in honour of the leader of Catholic Emancipation, Daniel O’Connell, has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Christian Brothers school in Dublin, having been first established in 1829. It is now under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust.
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O'Connell Secondary School | |
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North Richmond Street, Dublin 1, D01 Y4A9, | |
Coordinates | 53.3593°N 6.2515°W / 53.3593; -6.2515 |
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Motto | "Ciall agus neart" (Sense and strength) |
Established | 1828; 196 years ago (1828) |
Principal | Liam Newell |
Staff | Over 30 |
Gender | Male |
Number of students | Over 300 |
Religious order | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Website | oconnellschool |
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The school offers the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate programmes.