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The school started in 1949. It was the intention to
open in 1948 but the necessary arrangements were not in place till
1949.At first it seem suitable to start a 'public' i.e fee-paying
secondary school but the initial enthusiasm seems to have evaporated
inside a year, partly, one suspects, from the daunting costs. Headfort
as prep. school more properly dates from 1950. Three people dominated
the early years;
David Wild, recently returned from a distinguished
naval career during the Second World War, had been teaching in the
UK when the opportunity arose for him to take over at Headfort.
Bill Stuart-Mills, the Senior Master and a man of
infinite patience and considerable intelligence, had declined offers
to teach at various universities in the UK and found himself at
Headfort from the outset.
Jack Sweetman, accomplished games player (Triple Pink
at Trinity and association footballer with Swindon Town, Wolfhound
and Leinster cricketer) who had also been teaching in the UK, now
returned to Ireland as Games Master.
These three men were jointly responsible for the growth
and development of the school. Trying to condense a lot of history
into a few lines, landmarks were the introduction of girls in the
early 70s, day pupils in the 80s and finally weekly boarding. David
Wild retired as Headmaster in 1976, succeeded by Llngard Goulding
until 2001 and then the appointment of Dermot Dix, our current Head.
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