Ardscoil Éanna was a co-educational secondary school in

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. It was established in 1939 by James J. O’Byrne, who had been interned in

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in Wales for his role in the

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in 1916, and Margaret Pearse, sister of

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, who had founded Scoil Éanna (St Enda's) in

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in 1908. It moved to its site, Franshaw House, in the early 1940s.Old boy Gabriel's starring role in city school reunion
herald.ie; accessed 11 August 2017. It was the oldest school in the Crumlin area and one of only fifteen schools in

under lay Catholic control. The last principal,

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Ní Mhórdha, was a granddaughter of the founder, while the Board of Management was chaired by his daughter and the school owner, Reiltín Ní Bhroin, then sister Eibhlín Ní Bhroin. Until a fire in 2006, Ardscoil Éanna had a primary school, in the form of prefabs. Ardscoil Éanna secondary school closed its doors on 3 June 2016. Franshaw

Principals

There were five principals in Ardscoil Éanna's 70-year history: James J. O'Byrne; Réiltín Ní Bhroin; Mattie Moloney; Steven Kavanagh; and Étaín Ní Mhórdha.

Famous alumni

Hollywood actor

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, who returned as a teacher of Spanish and History in the school, attended Ardscoil Éanna as a student in the 1950s and 1960s. Byrne returned for the school's 70th anniversary celebrations where he was guest of honour among the 400 attendees. Johnny Murphy Abbey Stage Actor and Charlie Chapman singer with the Miami Showband were also past pupils.

References

External links

Ardscoil Éanna website70th Anniversary photos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ardscoil Eanna Former Secondary schools in Dublin (city) Defunct Catholic schools in Ireland