Historic churches · Northern Ireland
St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan
St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
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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From the Wikipedia article
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
- Postcode
- BT67 9LU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Upper Bann
- Established
- 1924
- Official site
- www.stmichaelslurgan.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594806 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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, United Kingdom (postcode BT67 9LU).
- When was St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan built?
- Built or established in 1924.
- Is St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT67 9LU. It sits within the Upper Bann parliamentary constituency.