St Conleth's Reformatory School

The Daingean Reformatory

St. Conleth's Reformatory School was a reformatory in Daingean, County Offaly which operated from 1870 - 1973. It was run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.[1]

The campus was formerly constructed as a military barracks around 1800, but was converted to a reformatory school around 1870.[2]

Unlike industrial schools in Ireland, boys at this school were convicted of offences that would have resulted in prison or penal servitude had they been committed by adults.[1] The school was one of those covered by the Ryan Commission investigation of child abuse at reformatory and industrial schools.[1]

The complex is now used as a storage facility for the National Museum of Ireland and is owned by the Office of Public Works.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c St Conleth’s Reformatory School, Daingean, County Offaly (‘Daingean’), 1940–1973, Ryan Commission,
  2. ^ "Saint Conleth's Reformatory School, Molesworth Street, TOWNPARKS (LO. PH. BY.), Daingean, OFFALY". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Moran, Damian. "Daingean NS Launch Reformatory Booklet". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Folklife Research Services". National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.


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