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Chomhbhunaigh Louise Gavan Duffy Scoil Bhr铆de, scoil l谩n-Ghaeilge, i 1917, in 茅ineacht le Anne McHugh (a ph贸s an polaiteoir Ernest Blythe). Ba 铆 seo an ch茅ad scoil in 脡irinn, taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, ar 茅irigh l茅i c贸ras l谩n-tumoideachais a thabhairt isteach (gach 谩bhar 谩 theagasc tr铆 mhe谩n na Gaeilge agus gach cumars谩id idir an fhoireann agus na dalta铆 tr铆 Ghaeilge fosta) agus ba 铆 an eiseaml谩ir 铆 don iomad Gaelscoil a buna铆odh 贸 shin. C茅ad bliain n铆os moille, t谩 oidhreacht L煤ise Gabh谩nach U铆 Dhufaigh ag bl谩th煤 agus t谩 breis agus 55,000 dalta ag freastal ar Ghaelscoileanna sa l谩 at谩 inniu ann. Chun com贸radh 100 bliain na ch茅ad Ghaelscoile a cheili煤radh, scr煤da铆onn iardhalta R贸is铆n N铆 Ch茅ileachair, stair agus tionchar na scoile agus saol an phr铆omhbhunaitheora tarraingtigh. Tagann an ghearrth贸g ina bhfuil L煤ise Gabh谩nach U铆 Dhufaigh ag caint le caoinchead 贸 RT脡 Archives.

Scoil Bhr铆de, the first all-Irish school outside the Gaeltacht, was co-founded in Dublin in 1917 by Louise Gavan Duffy and Anne McHugh. One hundred years later there are more than 55,000 pupils attending all-Irish schools. To celebrate the centenary of Scoil Bhr铆de, past pupil R贸is铆n Kelleher examines the history and influence of the school and the life of its principal founder, Louise Gavan Duffy. The archive clip of Louise Gavan Duffy is courtesy of RT脡 Archives.