Loreto College, St Stephen's Green

Loreto College, St Stephen's Green
Location
53 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, D02 XE79 Ireland
Coordinates	53.33688°N 6.25662°W / 53.33688; -6.25662
Information
Type	Voluntary
Motto	Cruci Dum Spiro Fido (While I live I trust in the Cross)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Sisters of Loreto
Established	1833; 192 years ago (1833)
Colour(s)	red and white
Website	www.loretothegreen.ie

Loreto College, St Stephen's Green (sometimes referred to as Loreto on the Green) is a Catholic all-girls private school situated on St Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded at 58 Harcourt Street in 1833 as a convent and school by Mother Teresa Ball just after Catholic emancipation.^[1] In 1841, the school moved to 53 St Stephen's Green and still occupies the same building as of 2023.^[2][3][4]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Loreto College, St Stephen's Green

The school has had numerous notable alumni in the arts, sport, politics and religion.

The arts

• Beatrice Behan - artist and author
• Maureen Charlton - poet, playwright and broadcaster
• Gemma-Leah Devereux - actor
• Kathleen Dolan - RTÉ's first female announcer
• Sonya Lennon - stylist and TV presenter
• Ailbhe McDonagh - cellist and composer

Politics

• Helena Concannon - historian and politician
• Eibhlín Nic Niocaill - Gaelic League activist

References

1. "Our History – Loreto College, St. Stephen's Green". www.loretothegreen.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
2. "Extract from the Annals Loreto College 53 St Stephen's Green 1914 - 1918". Loreto 1916. UCD Library, University College Dublin. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. "Loreto College, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
4. "Loreto College St. Stephen's Green Dublin 2 Dublin". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2022.