Rathmines School

Former school in Dublin, Ireland (1855–99)

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]

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] (May 19, 1869, Dublin – December 20, 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]

References

  1. ^ National Archives
  2. ^ National Library of Ireland
  3. ^ Trove
  4. ^ Curtis, Maurice (5 April 2019). "The Little Book of Rathmines". The History Press. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Atkins, William Ringrose Gelston (1954). "Henry Horatio Dixon. 1869-1953". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 9 (1): 78–26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1954.0007. JSTOR 769200. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b Deaths The Times Monday, Mar 24, 1980; pg. 28; Issue 60583; col B
  7. ^ The Times, Thursday, Feb 04, 1943; pg. 7; Issue 49461; col C Ecclesiastical News Irish Bishop Consecrated
  8. ^ The Bishop Of Limerick To Retire (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Thursday, Jul 28, 1960; pg. 12; Issue 54835; col F
  9. ^ Jackson, Patrick N. Wyse. "John Joly". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ^ The Times, 6 August 1919; pg. 7; Issue 42171; col E, Obituary. The Bishop Of Meath
  11. ^ Cricket Archive profile
  12. ^ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  13. ^ He was Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin from 1924 to 1933 > The Times, Thursday, Mar 09, 1933; pg. 15; Issue 46388; col D Ecclesiastical News The Dean of St Patrick’s to resign
  14. ^ Amongst others he wrote “Chapters on the Book of Mulling”, 1897; “Thoughts on Belief and Life”, 1900; “The Reformation and the Irish Episcopate”, 1906; “Essays on the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Cæsarea”, 1912; “St Malachy of Armagh”, 1920; “The Martyrology of Tallaght “, 1931; and”The Deaneries of St. Patrick’s” > British Library website accessed 20:42 GMT 14 February 2017
  15. ^ White, Lawrence William. "Osborne, Walter Frederick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  16. ^ Obituary, The Observatory, Vol. 46, pp. 326-327 (1923)
  17. ^ 'Obituary', Journal of Mental Science, January 1938
  18. ^ Daniel Rambaut rugby player profile scrum.com

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