CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, CECILIA STREET
The building facing you at the end of Crow Street is the original site of the medical school which Newman founded in 1855. Newman bought it from the Dublin Apothecaries Hall for £1500. The medical school is one of Newman’s greatest achievements. From its foundation to the present day it has been a great success. The school was formally opened in November 1855 with 36 students on its rolls. It was immediately recognised by the various professional bodies in Ireland, England and Scotland. Newman was very proud of its success. “Did our efforts towards the foundation of a Catholic University issue in nothing beyond the foundation of a Catholic School of Medicine in the metropolis, as it has already done, they would have met with sufficient reward.”
