Loreto College, Mullingar
Secondary school for girls in County Westmeath, Ireland
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Loreto College is an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is connected with the international group of schools served by the Sisters of Loreto.
| Loreto College | |
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| Location | |
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N91 PX98 Ireland 53°31′47.462″N 7°20′46.534″W | |
| Information | |
Religious affiliation | Catholic church |
| Established | 25 March 1881 |
Principal | Olivia Callaghan |
| Enrollment | 876 [1] (2021) |
| Website | loretocollegemullingar |
| Last updated: 19 December 2019 | |
History
The school was opened in 1853 by Sister Bernadette O'Connor, a Loreto sister originally from County Sligo.
On 5 May 2011, Minister Willie Penrose officially turned over the first sod signifying the start of a major extension / refurbishment programme to take place in the Loreto College, Mullingar.[citation needed] Work then commenced on a new gymnasium, new office space- allowing the current office space to be turned into classrooms, new playing fields consisting of a basketball court and Astroturf, the conversion of the existing canteen into science labs and the general refurbishment of the existing school building.[citation needed]
