St Brendan's Community School

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).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

^ "Directory Page - St.Brendan's Community School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism?". The Irish Times. 20 October 2018.

External links

Official website

53°06′18″N 7°54′59″W / 53.1049°N 7.9163°W / 53.1049; -7.9163

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[1] "Directory Page - St.Brendan's Community School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[2] "Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism?". The Irish Times. 20 October 2018.

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