Royal School Cavan


The Royal School Cavan is a secondary school located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and farmers during the plantation of Ulster. It has four 'sister' schools: The Royal School, Armagh in Armagh, The Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, The Royal and Prior School Raphoe in County Donegal, and The Royal School Dungannon in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

History

The Royal School Cavan was one of the five schools originally established as part of a plan to provide education for children of the settlers who had arrived with the Ulster Plantation. Although the school traces its origins to 1608, it experienced substantial challenges in its first three centuries of operation and was threatened with closure. However, with the appointment of John Anderson as headmaster in 1924, and subsequently his son Douglas Anderson, then Ivan Bolton and Edward Lindsay the school has steadily improved with new facilities and a steady increase in enrolment. It has day and boarding pupils.

Notable alumni and staff