The Dominican Convent , Falls Road:: OS grid J3273 :: Geograph Ireland

J3273 : The Dominican Convent , Falls Road

near to Springfield, Shankill, Belfast County Borough and Beal Feirste, Ireland

The Dominican Convent , Falls Road

The convent was built to provide accommodation for sisters of the Dominican order who were asked by the Bishop of Down and Connor to open a school for Catholic girls from the Falls area. This school became the St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls which stands next to the convent and which has a catchment area covering the wider Belfast area. Today, the convent is a community of only 13 nuns, who no longer have an active teaching role at the school, but retain trusteeship over the conduct of the school.
The building with the rose window is the convent's chapel
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2012

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Grid Square: J3273, 109 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Eric Jones (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 27 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 29 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Religious sites
Subject Location: Irish: J 320 737 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.6891N 5:57.4367W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 321 737
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)