ST KEVIN'S FEMALE NATIONAL SCHOOLS 1886 - GRANTHAM STREET

ST KEVIN'S FEMALE NATIONAL SCHOOLS 1886 - GRANTHAM STREET

ST KEVIN'S FEMALE NATIONAL SCHOOLS 1886 - GRANTHAM STREET

This is an attractive red brick building.

Built as a Catholic school for girls in 1886 by G.C. Ashlin, it was extended in 1898 and 1908 by Ashlin and W.H. Byrne.

The red-brick gable front, with date plaque, is an interesting facade which compensates for the obstructed view on the eastern side. The school was originally set back further from Grantham Street, and the front gable was constructed as part of the later extensions, the date-plaque reportedly erected in 1907. The yellow brick block to the rear retains its elegant sash windows while ecclesiastical details, including a cross finial and round-headed windows, attest to the former connections with the Catholic Church. The school continued in use until the late 1990s. It was briefly used as a location for filming Angela's Ashes (1999). It was subsequently converted into office use.


Built as a Catholic school for girls in 1886 by G.C. Ashlin, it was extended in 1898 and 1908 by Ashlin and W.H. Byrne.

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