Presentation Secondary School, Clonmel is a secondary school established by the
Presentation Sisters
The Presentation Sisters, officially the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, are a religious institute of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland, by the Venerable Honora "Nano" Nagle in 1775. The Sisters of the congre ...
for the education of girls in
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...
,
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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History
The foundation of the schools at their present site to the west of the town was laid in 1865 and the buildings completed the following year. These have since been replaced by modern structures. The site includes the accommodation building of a former boarding school built in 1937, "with the main object of fostering vocations".
In 2007, the school began operating under the trusteeship of CEIST
Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust
Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST) is the trustee body for 107 Catholic Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland.
History
In Ireland, the majority of secondary schools were established and were controlled by a number of Roman Cathol ...
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Notable graduates
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Serena Corr
Serena Corr is a chair in Functional Materials and Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield. She works on next-generation battery materials and advanced characterisation techniques for nanomaterials.
Earl ...
- professor
References
External linksOfficial school website - Presentation Secondary School
Education in County Tipperary
Secondary schools in County Tipperary
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