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Rathmines School
Former school in Dublin, Ireland (1855–99) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rathmines School[1] was a Church of Ireland secondary school in the suburb of Rathmines, Dublin: it opened in 1855 and closed in 1899.[2] In all 2,190 pupils attended the school.[3]
The school was located at 48 Lower Rathmines Road. The founder of the school and headmaster for over 40 years was Reverend Dr Charles William Benson.[4]
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Notable pupils
- Edward Vaughan Boulger (1846– 11 August 1910), Professor of Classics in the University of Adelaide. Taught at Rathmines c. 1870–1871
- Henry Horatio Dixon FRS[5] (19 May 1869, Dublin – 20 December 1953, Dublin) plant biologist and professor at Trinity College Dublin.[5]
- Evelyn Charles Hodges (8 August 1887 – 18 March 1980)[6] Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, 1943[7] to 1960[8] and died on 18 March 1980.[6]
- John Joly FRS (1 November 1857 – 8 December 1933) physicist and professor of geology at the University of Dublin[9]
- James Bennett Keene (25 October 1849 – 5 August 1919)[10]Bishop of Meath from 1897 to 1919
- Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert (3 August 1876 in Dublin, Ireland – 21 April 1959 in Dublin)[11] cricketer.[12]
- Hugh Jackson Lawlor (11 December 1860 – 26 December 1938) priest[13] and author[14]
- Walter Frederick Osborne(17 June 1859 – 24 April 1903) artist[15]
- Arthur Alcock Rambaut (21 September 1859 – 14 October 1923) astronomer[16]
- Daniel Frederick Rambaut (6 August 1865 – 30 November 1937) psychiatrist[17] and rugby player[18]
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References
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