The Abbey School (Tipperary)

The Abbey School (formerly Abbey CBS) is a Christian Brothers Secondary School in the town of Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland. The Abbey is an all-boys school and has about 412 students.

The Abbey School
Scoil na Mainistreach, Tiobraid Árainn
Location
Station Road, Tipperary, County Tipperary

E34 PD87

Republic of Ireland
Coordinates52.471583°N 8.160133°W / 52.471583; -8.160133
Information
MottoA Caring, Learning Community
Religious affiliation(s)Christian Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established3 October 1955 (as Father Humphrey's Memorial School)
PrincipalJohn Kiely[1]
GenderMale
Number of students412
Campus size9 ha (23 ac)
Campus typeUrban
Websiteabbeyschool.ie

In recent years the school has been extended twice.[2][3][4] The first extension is known as the "Edmund Rice Wing" and contains an area for student lockers as well as a Construction Studies room, Woodwork room and Technology laboratory. The second extension was the complete renovation of an old stable which is now called the "Mary Rice Centre" which houses a special needs area, learning support and one-to-one education and a library.

The current principal of the school is John Kiely, who is manager of the Limerick Senior Hurling Team and led the team win the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.[5]

History

A priory of Augustinian friars operated on the site from c. 1300 before being suppressed in 1539.[6]

After the Cromwellian conquest (1650s) the land came to Erasmus Smith. He established grammar schools in Tipperary, Galway and Drogheda, where the sons of his Protestant tenants were educated.

The first building was destroyed during the Williamite War (1688–91). By 1702, there was a new grammar school, which lasted until 1820 when it was rebuilt.

The structure that succeeded it burned down in 1941, soon after the Catholic Christian Brothers had assumed control.

On 3 October 1955 the school was reopened as Father Humphrey's Memorial School. The school is named after Fr. David Humphr[e]ys (1843–1930) who had campaigned for the education rights of Catholics.[7][8]

Past pupils
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References
  1. "John Kiely taks on top job at Abbey CBS, Tipperary Town".
  2. "The Abbey School, Tipperary S.R. on SchoolDays.ie". www.schooldays.ie.
  3. "Abbey School Tipperary - Report Card".
  4. "Tipperary Abbey School - Offaly Express -".
  5. Barry, Stephen (27 July 2018). "Proof the classroom is more conducive to an inter-county career". Irish Examiner. Two managers still standing are in education (John Meyler, a CIT lecturer, and John Kiely, principal of the Abbey School in Tipperary).
  6. Gwynn, Aubrey; Hadcock, R. Neville (1970). Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. London: Longman. pp. 295, 302.
  7. "Fr. David Humphrys (or Humphreys)". humphrysfamilytree.com.
  8. "Augustinian Abbey". www.askaboutireland.ie.
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