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Mount Anville Secondary School is a Roman Catholic, voluntary all-girls post-primary school in Goatstown, a suburb of Dublin, in Ireland. It was originally an all-boarding school, but due to decreased demand for such schools has since become a day school. It has approximately 659 students, and is attached to Mount Anville Montessori Junior School and Mount Anville Convent.
It was established in 1853 by nuns of the Society of the Sacred Heart in the former home of William Dargan, an influential railway tycoon.
In 1967, the community and school of the Sacred Heart at 18 Lower Leeson Street were subsumed by the school which had earlier moved from Harcourt Street in 1879.[1][2]
Mount Anville was once situated in north Dublin.
Grounds
editThe school has its own chapel, featuring a stained-glass window by Irish artist Harry Clarke. The school also has sporting facilities, including a large sports hall, three astroturf playing pitches and tennis courts.[citation needed]
Notable alumnae
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- Lisa Cannon, television presenter[3]
- Caroline Casey, social entrepreneur[3]
- Catherine Day, secretary general of the European Commission[3][4]
- Alison Doody, actress[3][4]
- Sheila Humphreys, political activist[citation needed]
- Kathleen MacMahon, journalist and novelist
- Emma Madigan, current Ambassador of Ireland to the Holy See
- Josepha Madigan, Irish politician, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sybil Mulcahy, journalist[3]
- Samantha Power, 28th US Ambassador to the United Nations (attended Mount Anville Montessori)[3]
- Mary Robinson, the 7th (and first female) President of Ireland, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002)[3][4][5]
- Veronica Ryan, founder of the first Irish Montessori school
- Maria McCambridge, Olympic athlete.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Society of the Sacred Heart, Harcourt Street – Leeson". Irish Archives Resource. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "SACRED HEART CONVENT LEESON STREET – 75000 pictures". edwindavison.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g O'Brien, Tim (19 October 2013). "Famous Mount Anville alumni return to celebrate 160 years". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b c "Mount Anville hands over control". Irish Times. 7 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Mount Meriion". Irish Times. 7 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.