Sandford Park School
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Sandford Park School Ltd. is a small private, non-denominational, all-boys secondary school, located in the inner suburb of Ranelagh
in Dublin, Ireland
, founded in 1922.
Ranelagh
Ranelagh is a residential area and urban village on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the postal district of Dublin 6. It is in the local government electoral area of Rathmines and the Dáil Constituency of Dublin South-East.-History:...
in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, founded in 1922.
School principals
- Alfred Le Peton 1922-25
- Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack 1925-34
- Arthur Douglas Cordner 1934-46
- Major P.G. Wormell 1946-53
- Maurice Wilkins (Acting Headmaster) 1953-54
- Trevor Dagg 1954-1960 [1st period]
- Dr Hector Rex Cathcart 1960-1967
- Trevor Dagg 1967-1980 [2nd period]
- Ian Steepe 1980-1985
- William (Bill) R. Tector 1985-1990
- Dr John Harris 1990-1996
- Michael Whelan 1996-2003
Notable Sandfordians
- Ronan Gormley. International hockey player, Captain of Irish Hockey Team
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