Kerry Home Industrial School for Protestant Boys was an

industrial school Industrial may refer to: Industry * Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry * Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems * Industrial city, a city dominate ...

for protestant boys, Princes Quay (Street), in

Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...

, Co. Kerry, founded in 1872. The Rev.

Raymond Orpen Raymond d’Audemar Orpen (31 August 1837 – 9 January 1930) was an Irish cleric in the 20th century. He was a curate at Rathronan and then Adare before becoming the Incumbent of Tralee. He was Archdeacon of Ardfert until his ordination to ...

, the Rector of Tralee (and future

Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe The Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, which was in the Province of Cashel until 1833, then afterwards in the Province of Dublin. History The title was f ...

) was the manager of the school. The school was managed in connection with the Board of National Education, and subject to the District Inspector of the Board, E. Dowling, esq. As well as school subjects and music, boys were taught tailoring and knitting. In 1885 when the school was closed, boys were transferred to the

Meath Protestant Industrial School Meath Protestant Industrial School was an industrial school for protestant boys, in Blackrock, Dublin, founded in 1871. It was originally situated Elm cliff, near the station, on land leased by the Earl of Meath and other benevolent members of s ...

for Boys in

Blackrock, Dublin Blackrock () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, northwest of Dún Laoghaire. Location and access Blackrock covers a large but not precisely defined area, rising from sea level on the coast to at White's Cross on the N11 national primary road. ...

.Blackrock Meath Boys Industrial School
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Industrial schools in the Republic of Ireland Defunct schools in the Republic of Ireland Schools in County Kerry 1872 establishments in Ireland 1885 disestablishments in Ireland {{Ireland-school-stub