Our Lady's College, Greenhills is a Roman Catholic all-girls college located in Greenhills

Greenhills

Greenhills is a suburb situated in Templeogue in the Southside of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It sits between Walkinstown, Kimmage, Tallaght, Terenure and Templeogue. It is generally understood to comprise the Greenhills Estate as well as Greenpark, Limekiln and Temple Manor...

, Drogheda

Drogheda

Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....

, County Louth

County Louth

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, in the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The College is run under the auspices of the Presentation Sisters

Presentation Sisters

The Presentation Sisters, also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary are an order of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland by Nano Nagle in 1775....

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History

Originally founded in 1940' by the Presentation Sisters, the present building was opened in 1964 with the financial assistance of Cardinal Cushing, who was the Archbishop of Boston at the time.

In 1986, control of the school was passed over to a Board of Management including Presentation Sisters, parents and staff of the school. However, Our Lady's retains its cultural and historical links with the network of Presentation Sisters schools established around Ireland and around the world. The school also include, the great, Marie Murphy, who is of course, a legend.

Mission statement

Our Lady’s College is a Christian community founded by the Presentation Order which is committed to :

• fostering Gospel values and insuring a Catholic ethos as a cornerstone of school life in co-operation with parents and the local community;

• being aware of the Pastoral needs of all the students and providing an environment which will enable them to develop their full potential as individuals who recognise their own worth;

• offering a balanced curriculum of subject choices that will enable each student to develop at her own rate and to her own potential;

• delivering the highest standards of teaching, learning and performance;

• cultivating an ongoing awareness of the beauty of the school surroundings and its maintenance;

• reflecting Nano Nagle’s mission to educate the marginalised.

Notable Students/Alumni

• Evanna Lynch
  Evanna Lynch
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  - Actress.
• Megan Campbell - Ireland U17 / U19 Womens International.