The Abbey School (Tipperary)
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{{Infobox school
| name = The Abbey School
| native_name = Scoil na Mainistreach, Tiobraid Árainn
| image = Abbey School Tipp.jpg
| motto = A Caring, Learning Community
| location = Station Road, Tipperary, County Tipperary
| country = Ireland
| coordinates = {{Coord|52.471583|-8.160133|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| religion = Christian Brothers
| established = 3 October 1955 (as Father Humphrey's Memorial School)
| principal = David Sadlier
| staff =
| postcode = E34 PD87
| gender = Male
| hours_in_day =
| campus_type = Urban
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| website = {{URL|abbeyschool.ie}}
| students = 332
}}
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 which, as of 2024, had over 320 students.{{cite web | url=https://www.schooldays.ie/school/the-abbey-school-rollnumber-65490L | title=The Abbey School, Tipperary S.R. On SchoolDays.ie | date = December 2024 }}
In recent years,{{when?|date=February 2025}}} the school has been extended twice.{{cite web|url=http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/local-news/171174/Abbey-School-Tipperary---Report.html|title=Abbey School Tipperary - Report Card|date=8 May 2013 |publisher=}}{{fv|reason=Where does this source state anything about an extension?|date=February 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.offalyexpress.ie/|title=Tipperary Abbey School - Offaly Express -|publisher=}}{{nonspecific|date=February 2025|reason=In what issue (date? page number? anything?) was the article published, in the Offaly Express, to support this text? Linking to the offalyexpress.ie homepage is barely a step away from linking to Google.com.... }} The first extension is known as the "Edmund Rice Wing" and contains 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.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}
As of 2024, the principal of the school was David Sadlier.{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/8q0i6z-bj4581-/ | title=The Abbey School | date=7 July 2021 }}
History
A priory of Augustinian friars operated on the site from c. 1300 before being suppressed in 1539.{{cite book |first1=Aubrey |last1=Gwynn |first2=R. Neville |last2=Hadcock |title=Medieval Religious Houses Ireland |publisher=Longman |location=London |date=1970 |pages=295, 302}}
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.{{fact|date=September 2021}}
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.{{fact|date=September 2021}}
The structure that succeeded it burned down in 1941, soon after the Catholic Christian Brothers had assumed control.{{fact|date=September 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://humphrysfamilytree.com/Humphrys/fr.david.html|title=Fr. David Humphrys (or Humphreys)|website=humphrysfamilytree.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/sports-recreation/postcards-of-ireland/tipperarys-historical-pos/tipperary-town/augustinian-abbey/|title=Augustinian Abbey|website=www.askaboutireland.ie}}
Notable alumni
{{See also|Category:People educated at The Abbey School (Tipperary)}}
- Nicholas Mansergh (1910–91)
- Nicky English (born 1962), hurler, manager and broadcaster
- Standish James O'Grady (1846–1928), writer
- John O'Leary (1830–1907), Fenian
- Goddard Henry Orpen (1852–1932), historian
- Michael Slattery (1783–1857), Catholic archbishop
- Alan Quinlan (born 1974), rugby player and broadcaster
References
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External links
- [http://abbeyschool.ie/ Official website]
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Category:1955 establishments in Ireland
Category:Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Education in County Tipperary
Category:Secondary schools in County Tipperary
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