Friday, September 9, 2011

St Dominic's Priory

I've been trying to find the history behind St Dominic's Priory school, and in particular the building, in Mirimar here in Port Elizabeth to post with this photo of the front of the main building of the school, but seem to come up short.  On St Dominic's Priory's website I did get the background history of the school, but not the building.

The following is quoted of their website: In 1867 six foundresses left Sion Hill, Dublin, and set sail for a missionary station in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They established the Holy Rosary Convent there.  Two other Catholic schools were also established in Port Elizabeth in the following years: Marist Brothers College for boys (started by the Marist Brothers) and Saint Dominic’s Priory (started by the Cabra Dominican Sisters).  Holy Rosary Convent, Marist Brothers College and Priory High then merged to form Trinity High School – for boys and girls. A Junior School continued to exist at the Priory. They took up residence in the Holy Rosary Convent buildings in Central, Port Elizabeth. Urban decline and economic factors resulted in this hopeful venture being reassessed and a move to Priory being undertaken in 2000.  The Holy Rosary buildings were sold.

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  1. I was a student at Priory, from what I recall the building in question was actually a hotel before the Dominican Sisters bought it. I could be wrong.

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    1. I have also heard that but couldn't find anything on the internet. I'll have a look again

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  2. I would love an email address to contact Sr. Pia Sheahan, from Ireland, who resides at St Dominic's Priory, The Figtree, Port Elizabeth. Much quicker than snail mail ! Helen Williams, Drogheda, Ireland. May 3rd, 2012.
    holyhelen@hotmail.com

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    1. Helen, I have a friend who is a parent at St Dominic's Priory and who is very involved with the school. I just chatted with her and have forwarded the request to her and she will pass the information on to the school to give to Sr Sheahan

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