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On this day, October 10, 1937, Coláiste Éinde opened on Threadneedle Road for the first time. The school had been founded by the State in 1928 shortly after the State itself was founded. The aim was to teach boys through the medium of Irish so that they would go on to St Patrick’s Teacher Training College, get secure employment for life and, in turn, educate a new generation of boys through Irish.

Coláiste Éinde was founded very shortly after the State itself was founded. The aim was to educate boys through the medium of Irish so that they would go on to St Patrick’s teacher training college, get secure employment for life, and in turn, teach a new generation of boys through Irish. It started life in Furbo House, an old house belonging to the Blake family. A domestic problem arose within the family who owned the house, so the school’s stay there was brief and they had to leave at Christmas 1930. The college was transferred to Talbot House in Talbot Street, Dublin, the following month.