O'Connell School
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The O’Connell School is a secondary school for boys, located on North Richmond Street in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The school, named in honour of the leader of Catholic Emancipation, Daniel O’Connell, has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Christian Brothers school in Dublin, having been first established in 1829.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John A. Costello - former Taoiseach of Ireland.
- James Joyce - writer who briefly attended the school.
- Luke Kelly – former lead singer of folk group The Dubliners.
- Thomas Kinsella – poet and playwright.
- Seán Lemass - former Taoiseach of Ireland.
- Seán T. O'Kelly – second President of Ireland.
