Royal and Prior School

The Royal and Prior School is a day and boarding school located in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and farmers during the plantation of Ulster. It has four 'sister' schools: The Royal School, Armagh in Armagh, The Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, The Royal School Cavan in County Cavan, and The Royal School Dungannon in Dungannon, County Tyrone. [2]

Royal and Prior School, Raphoe
Location
Raphoe
,
County Donegal
,
F93 T298

Ireland
Information
MottoIn hoc signo vinces – (Under this sign we are victorious)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1608 (1608)
FounderJames I
PrincipalDr Howard Welch
Staff50
GenderMixed
Enrolment562 [1]
Colour(s)Blue and Red
Websitehttps://www.royalandprior.ie/home

History

The Royal School, Donegal was one of the schools originally established as part of a plan to provide education for children of the settlers who had arrived with the Ulster Plantation. The original intention was to establish a school in the counties of Armagh, Tyrone, Londonderry, Fermanagh, Donegal and Cavan. The original school was built in Donegal Town but was relocated to Raphoe in 1661.[3]

In 1971, the Royal School merged with the Prior School in Lifford which had been established in 1880. The newly amalgamated school, which was renamed, The Royal and Prior School, was constructed just outside the town of Raphoe.[4] It is now a mixed school which attracts students from throughout the county.

Notable alumni and staff


References
  1. "The Royal and Prior School". Department of Education. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Royal & Prior Comprehensive School". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "1737 – Royal & Prior School, Raphoe, Co. Donegal". Archiseek. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. "Lifford Army Barracks". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. "Elydyr William Rogers Cookman". The Peerage. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. "Installation of Canon David Crooks as Prebendary of Howth". St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/05/10/donegal-journalist-pens-new-book-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-john-delaney/

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