He argues that Newman's aim was to provide an education to Catholic elites preparing them for university education with future leadership roles in mind. Chamberlain describes Newman's school as a "Catholic Eton". On 29 September 1867 the Catholic University School opened on Lower Leeson Street.Ĭhurch historian and cleric Leo Chamberlain has suggested that the foundation of secondary education under Cardinal Newman was an important development in Catholic teaching in Ireland and Britain. The Harcourt Street site remained on as the premises for the school for a short while as refurbishments were carried out on the Leeson Street building.
He recommended that the Marists purchase new premises, and when 89 Lower Leeson Street became available, the Marists purchased it. In July 1867, Woodlock informed Cullen of the financial burden the Harcourt Street premises had been. After a two-day petition, he convinced the Council of the benefit of taking on the Dublin school. Subsequently, Cardinal Cullen brought the offer to the General Council of the Marist Fathers in Lyons in France. While there, they visited the Marist College and believed that Marist administration would be beneficial to the Catholic University School.
In 1867 both Cardinal Cullen and Bartholomew Woodlock travelled to Dundalk for the consecration of Michael Kiernan as Archbishop of Armagh. Archbishop of Dublin, Paul Cullen was adamant that it was not possible for C.U.S to close down even for a year – because it would be possible that the school would never open again. Neither the school nor the university were able to cope with this burden. In the early 1860s, the finances of the Catholic University School and Catholic University of Ireland were intertwined, and the rent for the Harcourt Street premises was a high £2600 per annum. Pope Pius XI eventually chose Quinn as the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia – and he left the school. The subjects taught were classical rather than practical and included Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian and the Arts. Within a year the school had an enrollment of 130 students. James Quinn, who set about enrolling students from wealthy Catholic families. The first teachers in the school were mostly young Dublin priests who had studied at the Irish College in Rome. The school was given a name reflecting its function: the Catholic University School. Woodlock was the first president of the school and professors from the university also taught in the school. Laurence's Academy developed a close relationship with the university.
Bartholomew Woodlock took over as rector of the Catholic University, and suggested that the university proceed with the foundation of its own feeder school. The University, as yet, had no dedicated preparatory or feeder school.ġ7 Harcourt Street, the original location of the schoolīy 1862, Dr. Laurence's Academy, founded in 1850, was accompanied by the establishment of Belvedere College by the Jesuits in 1832 on the north side of the city. To ensure larger numbers of students for the new university, Dr Daniel Murray, the Archbishop of Dublin established a school at 16–17 Harcourt Street and named the school after Saint Laurence O'Toole, the patron Saint of Dublin. Thus, the Catholic University of Ireland was founded in 1851 – though not fully established until with Cardinal John Henry Newman as its first Rector. However, at the Synod of Thurles in 1850, the Catholic Church officially condemned these institutions as "Godless Colleges" and declared a need for a Catholic University. The colleges in Cork, Belfast and Galway were non-denominational. In response, in 1850, Queen Victoria granted a Royal Charter founding three colleges of the Queen's University of Ireland.
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