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St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan

St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Cornakinnegar Road, Lurgan - geograph.org.uk - 657194

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h

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St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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St Michael's Grammar School (Irish: Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Mícheál, an Lorgain) was a Roman Catholic grammar school in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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Background

History

The property known as "Irishtown Hill House", Cornakinnegar, was purchased in 1892 for the permanent Boys' Industrial School. Plans for an extension having been approved, Dr. O'Neill laid the foundation stone and the school was named St. Michael's as a form of tribute to Rev. Michael B. McConville, PP. The boys were transferred from their temporary school for Junior Industrial Boys (established in 1905) at 81, William Street, Lurgan, on 26 June 1903 and remained there until 1924 when the two Industrial Schools - St. Michael's for Boys and the House of Divine Providence for Girls (established from 1892) - closed as a result of the partition of Ireland. With continued refashioned and…

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Coordinates
54.4770, -6.3210
Address
| town = Lurgan
Established
1924

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan?
St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4770°, -6.3210°.
When was St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan built?
St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan dates to 1924.