The Dominican Convent , Falls Road
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The Dominican Convent , Falls Road
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 27 Apr 2012
The convent was built to provide accommodation for sisters of the Dominican order who were asked by the Bishop of Down and Connor to open a school for Catholic girls from the Falls area. This school became the St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls which stands next to the convent and which has a catchment area covering the wider Belfast area. Today, the convent is a community of only 13 nuns, who no longer have an active teaching role at the school, but retain trusteeship over the conduct of the school. The building with the rose window is the convent's chapel http://www.iguidez.com/video/guides/belfast/st-dominics-convent/
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Image Location
Latitude
54.594819
Longitude
-5.957279