{"id":4444,"date":"2020-08-18T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T08:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kildare.ie\/ehistory\/?p=4444"},"modified":"2025-10-29T17:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T17:11:49","slug":"the-heritage-of-education-heritage-week-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/the-heritage-of-education-heritage-week-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heritage Of Education in County Kildare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for Heritage Week 2020 is &#8216;Heritage and Education: Learning From Our Heritage&#8217;. This is an ideal opportunity to celebrate our educational heritage.<\/p>\n<p>County Kildare has a proud heritage of education, with hedge schools, national schools, secondary schools, St Patrick&#8217;s College all having significant impacts on Kildare life over the past two hundred years. The Local Studies &amp; Archives Department of Kildare have compiled a short online exhibition for Heritage Week 2020 to highlight this.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a selection of postcards from the collections of the Local Studies Department of Kildare Library Service that highlight the educational heritage of County Kildare.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4444 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/boys-school-newbridge-co-kildare\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Boys-School-Newbridge-Co-Kildare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Image of boys school in Newbridge\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/clongowes-wood\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clongowes-Wood-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/collegiate-school-celbridge\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Collegiate-School-Celbridge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/corridor-clongowes-wood-college\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Corridor-Clongowes-Wood-College-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/gaelic-football-team-1921-22-dominican-college-newbridge\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gaelic-Football-Team-1921-22-Dominican-College-Newbridge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/model-national-school-athy\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Model-National-School-Athy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/r-c-church-and-school-leixlip\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/R.C.-Church-and-School-Leixlip-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/st-patricks-college-and-grounds-maynooth\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/St-Patricks-College-and-Grounds-Maynooth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/st-thomas-newbridge\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/St-Thomas-Newbridge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/town-hall-christian-brothers-school-kildare\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/ehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Town-Hall-Christian-Brothers-School-Kildare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The County Kildare Local Studies &amp; Archives Collections\u00a0 contain a diverse range of publications related to the history and heritage of education in County Kildare. Below is a sample of some of the items:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for Heritage Week 2020 is &#8216;Heritage and Education: Learning From Our Heritage&#8217;. This is an ideal opportunity to celebrate our educational heritage. County Kildare has a proud heritage of education, with hedge schools, national schools, secondary schools, St Patrick&#8217;s College all having significant impacts on Kildare life over the past two hundred years. 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