Kildare Place National School Explained

Kildare Place National School
Location:	96 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin
Country:	Ireland
Coordinates:	53.3186°N -6.2636°W
Students:	201 (2021)^[1]
Homepage:	kildareplace.ie

Kildare Place National School is a Church of Ireland primary school (a national school) in Rathmines, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.^[2] The school is linked to the training college of the Church of Ireland College of Education.^[3] Originally founded in the 19th century, and formerly located on Kildare Street in Dublin's City Centre, the school moved to Upper Rathmines Road in 1969.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Kevin McLaughlin – Former Leinster and Ireland rugby player^[5]
• David McMillan – League of Ireland footballer with University College Dublin A.F.C.
• Evan McMillan – League of Ireland footballer with Sligo Rovers FC
• Johnny Sexton – Leinster and Ireland rugby player^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kildare Place National School, Dublin City 6 on SchoolDays.ie .
2. Web site: Primary Schools in Dublin . dublin.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20070314162828/http://www.dublin.ie/disp_list.aspx?catId=57&letter=K&noOfPages=19 . 14 March 2007 . dead .
3. Web site: Dáil Éireann - Volume 453 - 30 May, 1995 - Written Answers - Kildare Place (Dublin) School . 30 May 1995 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607065343/http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0453/D.0453.199505300066.html . 7 June 2011 . historical-debates.oireachtas.ie .
4. Web site: Kildare Place School – Celebrating 50 years in Rathmines and 200 Years in Existence . dublin.anglican.org . United Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough . 22 October 2019 . 17 August 2021 .
5. Web site: Famous past pupils from Kildare Place . Kildare Place School . kildareplace.ie . 17 August 2021 .