In 1706, Sir John Rogerson (a wealthy Dublin merchant who resided at Glasnevin House at that time) raised funds for the building of a new school in Glasnevin. Dean Swift pledged £40, stipulating that the school must be erected in the shape of an Ink Bottle because “Out of the Ink Bottle come Ink – Ink is ideas put on paper. We need Ink Bottles”.
The school was built on the site of the ancient Bull Ring dating to the 14th century.
Catering for Protestants and Catholics alike, this school flourished up to the late 1800’s.
In 1902, to facilitate modernization, part of the old Ink Bottle was demolished.
“The Ink Bottle” aka Glasnevin National School continues to educate the children of Glasnevin and surrounding areas to this day.
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Type of Building:
Educational
Some communities associated with this building
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Some timeline events associated with this building
1910
Earliest footage of an All-Ireland GAA Final
29th Nov 1914
1910
Glasnevin Gravediggers Strike
4th Aug 1919