Kildare Place National School

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Kildare Place National School
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Kildare Place National School
96 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin

Coordinates 53°19′07″N6°15′49″W / 53.3186°N 6.2636°W / 53.3186; -6.2636
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Number of students201 (2021) [1]
Website kildareplace.ie

Kildare Place National School is a Church of Ireland primary school (a national school) in Rathmines, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. [2] The school is linked to the training college of the Church of Ireland College of Education. [3] Originally founded in the 19th century, and formerly located on Kildare Street in Dublin's City Centre, the school moved to Upper Rathmines Road in 1969. [4]

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References

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  2. "Primary Schools in Dublin". dublin.ie. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007.
  3. "Dáil Éireann - Volume 453 - 30 May, 1995 - Written Answers - Kildare Place (Dublin) School". historical-debates.oireachtas.ie. 30 May 1995. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
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