Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel

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Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel is a secondary school established by the Presentation Sisters for the education of girls in Clonmel, County Tipperary in Ireland.

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History

The construction of the school started in 1865, and it was completed the following year. The site currently includes the accommodation building of a former boarding school built in 1937, "with the main object of fostering vocations". [1]

In 2007, the school began operating under the trusteeship of CEIST Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust.[ citation needed ]

Notable graduates

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References

  1. O'Keefe, Rev. Bro. D.E. (1985). All About Clonmel - A Presentation of Irish Life. All About Our Irish Towns. The Farmstock Press. p. 54.

Official school website - Presentation Secondary School