Sandford Park School
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| Sandford Park School | |
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| Location | |
| Ranelagh, Dublin 6 Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°19′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.322202°N 6.25014°WCoordinates: 53°19′20″N 6°15′01″W / 53.322202°N 6.25014°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1922 |
| Principal | Ms. Edith Byrne |
| Number of students | 265 |
| Colour(s) | Green, Gold and Purple |
| Website | sandfordparkschool.ie |
Sandford Park School Ltd. is a small private, non-denominational, all-boys secondary school, located in the inner suburb of Ranelagh in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1922.
[edit] School principals
- Alfred Le Peton 1922-25
- Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack 1925-34
- Arthur Douglas Cordner 1934-46
- Major P.G. Wormell 1946-53
- Maurice Wilkins (Acting Headmaster) 1953-54
- Trevor Dagg 1954-1960 [1st period]
- Dr Hector Rex Cathcart 1960-1967
- Trevor Dagg 1967-1980 [2nd period]
- Ian Steepe 1980-1985
- William (Bill) R. Tector 1985-1990
- Dr John Harris 1990-1996
- Michael Whelan 1996-2003
[edit] Notable Sandfordians
- George Lewis. Opera singer, Ballet dancer.
- Ronan Gormley. International hockey player, Captain of Irish Hockey Team
- Conor Cruise O'Brien, diplomat, Labour Party politician, writer and academic.
- Justin Keating, politician and former Labour Party cabinet minister
- Owen Sheehy-Skeffington, socialist and pacifist
- John Neill, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin 2002-
- Ham Lambert, International Cricketer, rugby player and rugby referee
- Graham Knuttel, Painter and sculptor, whose work has been collected by various celebrities, including Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Jordan and Michael Stipe.
