St. Conleth's Reformatory School was a reformatory in Daingean,

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which operated from 1870 - 1973. It was run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.St Conleth’s Reformatory School, Daingean, County Offaly (‘Daingean’), 1940–1973

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, The campus was formerly constructed as a military barracks around the year 1800 but was converted to a reformatory school around the year 1870. Unlike

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s, boys at this school were convicted of offences that would have resulted in prison or penal servitude had they been committed by adults. However the school was one of those investigated by the

. The complex is now used as a storage facility for the

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and is owned by the Office of Public Works.

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