Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. The school operates under the patronage of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, and has, as a primary objective, the provision of state-funded second-level education to the Protestant population of northern Dublin, while accepting pupils of all religions and none. The school was established in 1972 following the amalgamation of Mountjoy School, Royal Hibernian Marine School in coastal Clontarf, and Bertrand & Rutland School.
Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Main Mount Temple building
Illustration of the Hibernian Marine School on Sir John Rogerson's Quay in 1780
Clontarf is an affluent coastal suburb on the Northside of Dublin in the city's Dublin 3 postal district. Historically, there were two centres of population, one on the coast towards the city, and the fishing village of Clontarf Sheds, further north on the coast at what is now Vernon Avenue. Clontarf has a range of retail businesses in several locations, mainly centred on Vernon Avenue. It adjoins Fairview, Marino, Killester and Raheny. Clontarf is in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council.
Clockwise from top: Clontarf promenade; businesses along the promenade; Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf
Oil painting of Battle of Clontarf by Hugh Frazer, 1826
St John the Baptist, Castle Avenue
Clontarf Castle