History & Ethos
The first St. Louis Sisters came to Ireland in 1859, when Sr. Genevieve Beale with two sisters arrived in Monaghan at a time when there was a total lack of educational facilities for girls. In 1888 three St. Louis Sisters came to Carrickmacross at the request of Dean Birmingham, and opened a small primary school. Gradually they introduced a secondary curriculum to older pupils and in 1899 a boarding school was built. In the 1970’s the boarding aspect was phased out.
Today, the school is a Voluntary Secondary School for girls, run by a Board of Management under the trusteeship of the Sisters of St. Louis.
Our school is a Christian community where all members grow to value their own worth as persons, their loving relationship with God, their links with their family and the interdependence of all people. As such the school strives to be a welcoming place to all irrespective of social, cultural or religious background. Following the legacy of the founding father, Abbé Bautain we aim to be inclusive, to provide for the education of the whole person in the fullest sense, to be especially mindful of the disadvantaged and those with special needs.