, motto_translation = "The cross is the touchstone of faith"
, location =
North Circular Road,
Limerick
, country =
Ireland
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, established =
, headmistress= Jill Storey
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, students = 600
, staff = 34 full time, 14 part time
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Villers School, Limerick}
Villiers School is an
independent coeducational Protestant day and boarding
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
located on the North Circular Road,
Limerick, Ireland.
History
Founded from the estate of Hannah Villiers in 1821, the school has a
Protestant ethos and is managed by the Headmistress on behalf of the board of governors. The school relocated from Henry Street to its current location on the Tivoli campus on the North Circular Road less than one mile from
Limerick city centre in 1953.
Notable former/current students and faculty
*Donald Clarke, film correspondent for ''
The Irish Times''
*David J. Cowpar, author (''The ODDs Beginnings'', ''Lee Kennedy: a Life Changing Friendship'')
*
Max Dennison, Oscar-nominated special-effects artist
*
Daniel Ketchum, Olympic gold medalist at Athens, 2004
*
Aisling O'Loughlin, TV3 presenter
*
Jan O'Sullivan, Irish
Minister for Education and Skills
*Philip Owens,
Los Angeles, California-based film editor
*
Phoebe Prince
The suicide of Phoebe Nora Mary Prince, on January 14, 2010, led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including civil rights violations, as well as to the enactment of stricter anti-bullying legislation by the Massachusetts s ...
*John Ruddock, Founder member of the
National Concert Hall
*
Vere Wynne-Jones
Vere Wynne-Jones (29 June 1950 – 23 July 2006) was one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, as a journalist and commentator on both RTÉ radio and television and also on Dublin radio station Q 102. Wynne-Jones was originally a teacher, then ...
, RTÉ news and sports presenter
*
Samuel Walsh, artist; member of
AosdanaSamuel Walsh website
accessed 3 March 2015.
References
External links
Official school website
Satellite photo
{{Private schools in the Republic of Ireland
Secondary schools in County Limerick
Educational institutions established in 1821
Private schools in the Republic of Ireland
Boarding schools in Ireland
Anglican schools in the Republic of Ireland
Protestant schools in the Republic of Ireland
1821 establishments in Ireland
Buildings and structures in Limerick (city)