Loreto College, Swords

53°27′14″N 6°14′42″W / 53.45393°N 6.24490°W / 53.45393; -6.24490

Loreto College is an all-girls public secondary school in Rivervalley, Swords, County Dublin, Ireland.^[1] The school was opened in 1837 and was situated at 41 - 46 North Great George's Street but moved to Swords in 1988. It is connected with the international group of schools served by the Sisters of Loreto.

Notable alumni

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Marie Kean (1918-1993) - actress of stage and screen
Sylvia Meehan (1929-2018) - campaigner for the rights of women and older people
Moyra Barry (1886-1960) - artist
Helena Concannon (née Walsh; 1878-1952) - historian, writer, language scholar and politician
Mary Wallace (b. 1959) - Fianna Fáil politician.

References

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^ "Loreto College Swords celebrates Leaving Cert results and a perfect score for Layla Ren". independent. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

v t e Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Sisters of Loreto schools
In Australia	Loreto College Coorparoo (Queensland) Loreto College, Marryatville (South Australia) Loreto College, Ballarat (Victoria) Loreto Kirribilli (New South Wales) Loreto Mandeville Hall (Victoria) Loreto Nedlands (Western Australia) Loreto Normanhurst (New South Wales)
In Canada	Loretto College School (Toronto) Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School (Toronto)
In India	Loreto College, Kolkata Loreto Convent, Asansol Loreto Convent, Darjeeling Loreto Convent Lucknow Loreto Convent School, Delhi Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla Loreto House (Culcutta) Loreto Schools, Kolkata St. Agnes' Loreto Day School (Lucknow)
In Ireland	Loreto Abbey, Dalkey Loreto College, Coleraine Loreto College, Foxrock Loreto College, Mullingar Loreto College, Swords, Loreto Convent Secondary School, Letterkenny Loreto High School Beaufort Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny Loreto Secondary School, Navan Loreto Secondary School, Bray Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan Loreto College, St Stephen's Green
In Kenya	Loreto High School, Limuru Loreto Convent Msongari Loreto Convent Valley Road
In Mauritius	Loreto College of Rose-Hill
In the United Kingdom	Loreto College, Coleraine (County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Loreto College, Manchester (England) Loreto College, St Albans (England) Loreto Grammar School (Altrincham, England) Loreto Grammar School, Omagh (County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) Loreto High School, Chorlton (Manchester, England) St Mary's School Ascot (England) St Mary's School, Cambridge (England)
Defunct schools	Loreto Convent, Claremont (Western Australia) St Mary's School, Shaftesbury (England)
Catholicism portal Sisters of Loreto

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