Overview
Abbey School — Collegeland is recorded as School in Tipperary. On the E side of Railway Road, S of the River Ara and in the grounds of the Augustinian Friary (TS067-004001-). In 1669 a royal charter granted Erasmus Smith ‘several parcells of abby land, with the old abby, in Tipperary...to hold ye premisses to ye uses of his charity’ (Quane 1960, 41).
Why it was made
The saved account records: The 'Father Humphreys Memorial School' that is present today, opened in 1955, was partly built on the old Abbey School (Quane 1960, 75).
People and events
The saved account records: On the E side of Railway Road, S of the River Ara and in the grounds of the Augustinian Friary (TS067-004001-).
How it worked
The saved account records: In 1669 a royal charter granted Erasmus Smith ‘several parcells of abby land, with the old abby, in Tipperary...to hold ye premisses to ye uses of his charity’ (Quane 1960, 41).
What remains
The saved account records: This charity was the establishment of a free grammar school.
Why it mattered
Abbey School — Collegeland matters because the source ties school to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Construction of the school began in 1680 when the old abbey was demolished to provide building materials.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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