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Loreto College, St Stephen's Green

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Loreto College, St Stephen's Green (sometimes referred to as Loreto on the Green) is a Catholic all-girls private school situated on St Stephen's Green in Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded at 58 Harcourt Street in 1833 as a convent and school by Mother Teresa Ball just after catholic emancipation. In 1841, the school moved to 53 St Stephen's Green.

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Loreto College, St Stephen's Green
St. Stephen's Green, Dublin

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D02 HK52 Dublin (Mansion House B Ward 1986)
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