Stran: Stranmillis College, 1922-98 - An Illustrated History

Beale George & Phoenix Eamon

ISBN 10: 0903009277 / ISBN 13: 9780903009270

Published by Stranmillis College,Learning Resources Unit, 1998

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Very Good With Light Handling Wear , Presentation Inscription From Eamon Phoenix On The Title Page Dated 2006 Pp 130 Illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stran: Stranmillis College, 1922-98 - An Illustrated History
• Publisher: Stranmillis College,Learning Resources Unit
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0903009277
• ISBN 13: 9780903009270
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Local History

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Synopsis

In 1606, Sir Moses Hill built a castle and bawn 'by the River Lagan....at a place called Stranmillis'. The place-name denoted a 'sweet or pleasant stream' and the site was surrounded by the dense forest of Cromac Wood. This historic estate was to be the sylvan setting for Northern Ireland's new teacher-training college in 1922. The founding of 'Stran' was the first educational initiative of the new devolved government after Partition. Over the next 75 years, Stranmillis College successfully adapted itself to the exigencies of war, the 'educational revolution' unleashed by the 1947 Education Act, the 'Troubles' and the forging of new and dynamic relationships with Queen's University and other institutions. Down the years Stranmillis has exerted a profound and pervasive impact on Northern Ireland society and culture, producing several generations of professional educators.