{"id":1184,"date":"2015-08-17T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T22:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deafheritagecentre.com\/?page_id=1184"},"modified":"2021-11-11T22:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T22:57:25","slug":"st-mary-school-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deafheritagecentre.com\/?page_id=1184","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary&#8217;s School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='616' height='377' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pCHjmm9jxM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In December 2009, Deaf Heritage Centre approached Alvean Jones about the possibility of setting up a group that focused on the heritage of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Mary\u2019s School for Deaf Girls<\/a>. Using Facebook and Youtube, an open meeting was called. This meeting took place at St. Vincent\u2019s Deaf Club in Drumcondra in January 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this meeting, which was well attended, the issue of preserving St. Mary\u2019s Heritage was discussed and ideas shared on what needed to be done. A video version of minutes of this meeting was posted on Youtube. However, at this time a committee was not established. This meant little was done between 2010 and 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However things changed in 2012 when Josephine O\u2019Leary successfully formed a committee for the St Mary\u2019s Deaf Heritage group. With the committee in place, a lot of sterling work took place, and this is still continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>St Mary\u2019s Deaf Heritage carries out the following work:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Preserving the history of the school<\/li><li>Collecting memories of the school shared by former pupils and staff<\/li><li>Organising conferences and reunions such as the ones in June 2013 and in September 2016<\/li><li>Organising tours of the school buildings connected with St. Mary\u2019s, such as the Old School and Rosary School, such as the one which took place in November 2014<\/li><li>Carrying out further research, which resulted in the publication of a book called \u201cThrough the Arch\u201d, in September 2017. Such research continues<\/li><li>Production of videos in ISL on various topics relating to the heritage of St. Mary\u2019s<\/li><li>Attending and giving presentations in relevant conferences on the subject<\/li><li>Fundraising and creating awareness, such as the 1851 diet where five women stuck to a dietary schedule that was designed for girls at the school in the 19th century, to raise funds for the refurbishment of two plots at Glasnevin Cemetery.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People must bear in mind that a lot of the above work was carried out and is still being carried out on a voluntary basis. So donations to St. Mary\u2019s Deaf Heritage would be gratefully received, and put to good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.stmarysdeafgirls.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2009, Deaf Heritage Centre approached Alvean Jones about the possibility of setting up a group that focused on the heritage of St. Mary\u2019s School for Deaf Girls. Using Facebook and Youtube, an open meeting was called. 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