Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, 1875-2000: A History

Diarmaid Ferriter

0/5 ( ratings)

St Patrick s College is one of the oldest third-level educational institutions in Ireland. From virtually its inception , the College acquired a unique place in modern Ireland as the main educator of male primary teachers. Long run on behalf of the diocese of Dublin by priests of the Vincentian Order in the manner of a lay seminary, the opening up of the College to day and female students in the 1960s combined with an ambitious programme of reconstruction and the expansion of the teaching programme from a diploma to a degree transformed the institution. Further important changes have flowed from the conclusion of a linkage agreement with Dublin City University in 1993, and have enabled it to remain one of the most influential educational bodies in modern Ireland. As the alma mater of generations of teachers, St Patrick s offers a mirror to Irish society over a period of a century and a quarter. This volume provides a history of the institution and the locality with which it is identified. Written mainly by members of staff of the College, it provides a revealing account of the background, origins, development and expansion of the College.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Four Courts Press

Release: November 10, 2006

ISBN: 184682009X

ISBN 13: 9781846820090

St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, 1875-2000: A History

Diarmaid Ferriter

0/5 ( ratings)

St Patrick s College is one of the oldest third-level educational institutions in Ireland. From virtually its inception , the College acquired a unique place in modern Ireland as the main educator of male primary teachers. Long run on behalf of the diocese of Dublin by priests of the Vincentian Order in the manner of a lay seminary, the opening up of the College to day and female students in the 1960s combined with an ambitious programme of reconstruction and the expansion of the teaching programme from a diploma to a degree transformed the institution. Further important changes have flowed from the conclusion of a linkage agreement with Dublin City University in 1993, and have enabled it to remain one of the most influential educational bodies in modern Ireland. As the alma mater of generations of teachers, St Patrick s offers a mirror to Irish society over a period of a century and a quarter. This volume provides a history of the institution and the locality with which it is identified. Written mainly by members of staff of the College, it provides a revealing account of the background, origins, development and expansion of the College.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Four Courts Press

Release: November 10, 2006

ISBN: 184682009X

ISBN 13: 9781846820090

More books from Diarmaid Ferriter

The Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913–23

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Transformation Of Ireland 1900 - 2000

Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the Life and Legacy of Eamon De Valera: A Reassessment of the Life and Legacy of Eamon de Valera

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland

3.7/5 ( ratings)

What If?: Alternative Views of Twentieth-Century Ireland

3.3/5 ( ratings)

On the Edge: Ireland’s off-shore islands: a modern history

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?