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Type of entity
Corporate body
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St Francis Xavier's National Schools
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History
Built by Fr John Gaffney SJ, c.1890, on Lower Dorset Street, Dublin.
He established a ‘ragged’ school in Rutland St in close proximity to one of the proselytisers schools. He was so successful in attracting students that he had to seek larger premises, building a school on the site which became the St Francis Xavier School on Drumcondra Road. These schools were popularly known as “Father Gaffney’s Schools”.