Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Castleknock, St Vincent’s College, 1834, a silver-gilt award medal, unsigned [by W. Woodhouse], frontal elevation of the College, trees in foreground, rev. in doctrina christiana et historia ecclesiastica, etc, named (William Tyndall, First Place, Junior Grade), 51mm. Obverse edge knock at 12 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine; in original red gilt-blocked case of issue by Woodhouse, Dublin (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Medals in Gold and Silver from the Collection of James Spencer.

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In 1830, a year after the passing of Catholic Emancipation, four young priests from Maynooth College obtained permission to open a day school under the patronage of the Archbishop of Dublin at Castleknock. So successful was the school that by 1835 St. Vincent's boarding school had opened, catering for just 47 boys. Today the facility is one of the most fully-equipped colleges in Ireland