Royal School Cavan Explained

Royal School Cavan
Established:, current building and location:
Religious Affiliation:Church of Ireland
Head Label:Principal
Head:Padraic Corley
Chair Label:Chairperson
Chair:Bishop of Kilmore Ferran Glenfield
Founder:James I
Address:College Street
City:Cavan
County:County Cavan
Country:Ireland
Staff:50
Enrolment:240 [1]
Gender:Mixed
Colours:Green and Red
Website:http://www.royalschoolcavan.ie/

The Royal School Cavan is a secondary school located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and farmers during the plantation of Ulster. It has four 'sister' schools: The Royal School, Armagh in Armagh, The Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, The Royal and Prior School Raphoe in County Donegal, and The Royal School Dungannon in Dungannon, County Tyrone.[2]

History

The Royal School Cavan was one of the five schools originally established as part of a plan to provide education for children of the settlers who had arrived with the Ulster Plantation. Although the school traces its origins to 1608, it experienced substantial challenges in its first three centuries of operation and was threatened with closure. However, with the appointment of John Anderson as headmaster in 1924, and subsequently his son Douglas Anderson (1970-1989), then Ivan Bolton (1989-2009) and Edward Lindsay (2009-2020) the school has steadily improved with new facilities and a steady increase in enrolment.[3] [4]

A few months prior to the reopening of schools following the COVID-19 lockdown it was confirmed that the school would be suspending its boarding policy indefinitely due to high cost and difficulty in maintaining social distancing measures, the first time this has happened in its over 400-year history.

In April 2022, it was announced that the Royal School would drop fees for the first time in its history given the lack of available funding from the department of education for fee paying schools.[5]

Notable alumni and staff

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal School Cavan . Department of Education and Skills . 23 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Royal School Cavan . 23 March 2020.
  3. Web site: History of the Royal School Cavan . Royal School Cavan . 23 March 2020.
  4. Web site: New headmaster for Royal School Cavan . Church of Ireland . 8 June 2009 . 23 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Royal School to drop fees in 'transformative' move . Anglo Celt . 7 September 2023 . 7 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Cavan Walking History . Cavan Chamber . 23 March 2020.
  7. Book: An encyclopedia of Irish schools, 1500-1800. Robert E. Ward, 1995.. 1995 . 9780773490505 . 11 June 2023 . Ward . Robert E. . Edwin Mellen Press .
  8. Web site: Edward Nangle, the Achill missionary and a new book., 24 May 2018. . . 10 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Ibid.. 10 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Ibid.. 10 June 2023.
  11. Web site: British Medical Journal. British Medical Association, 1917 version.. 11 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Times Past: Cavan Royal School: Some aspects of its long history. Jonathan A. Smyth, The Anglo Celt, 11 October 2020.. 11 October 2020 . 12 June 2023.

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