CBS Eblana
CBS Eblana is the name by which a former Christian Brothers School (CBS) at Eblana Avenue is commonly known. The school was located in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin in Ireland. It was a second level and primary school located from 1856 until 1992. It closed due to lack of pupils most likely caused by a population shift to the outlying area of Monkstown, Loughlinstown, Shankill, etc.
The school operated as the sole Christian Brothers school in Dun Laoghaire until 1951 when the school was split into two. The secondary section was broken off, with a new secondary department opened at Eblana in 1954, the public and free CBS Eblana. Meanwhile the Brothers bought the fee paying collegiate C.B.C. Monkstown grounds at Monkstown Park, Gables' Hill in Monkstown. Since the mid 1990s, the CBS grounds have been used as a youth hostel.[1]
History of the Eblana school until 1950
The building is currently used by Senior College Dun Laoghaire.
[edit] Past Pupils
Notable past pupils of the Christian Brothers in Dun Laoghaire include; Tim Pat Coogan, Ronnie Drew, Cahir Davitt, Tony Adams (producer), David O'Ceallaigh and Andrew James Ruane. Seven Ruane boys from the Ruane family at 112 Upper Georges Street attended Eblana with distinction. Other notable past pupils include a Mr. James Kelly, a former Irish ambassador to the United Kingdom, the Court of St. James. Two former teachers in the school, Mr. Benny Roe and Pat Kelly are also past pupils of the school itself.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "CBC Monkstown History" (in English). CBC Monkstown. http://www.cbcmonkstown.ie/history.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-22.[dead link]
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