St Brendan's Community School Explained

St Brendan's Community School is a mixed-gender secondary school in the town of Birr, County Offaly in Ireland. As of 2024, the school had an enrollment of 822.[1]

The school was opened in January 1980 following an amalgamation of the following schools that were in operation around the town: Presentation College (Oxmantown Mall), Mercy Sisters Convent (Wilmer Road) and the Vocational School (Green St). The school's hurling team has produced a number of hurlers (including Brian Whelahan) who have won All-Ireland titles at both club and county level.

The school's architecture has previously been compared to a "tractor shed".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory Page - St.Brendan's Community School . Department of Education . gov.ie . 22 January 2024 . 15 June 2024 .
  2. News: Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism? . The Irish Times . 20 October 2018 .