'Enoch Burke does not define what we are' - Life beyond the controversy at the most famous school in the country

"Wilson's Hospital has become synonymous with the ongoing protest by its history teacher. But, says its new principal, there is far more to the Westmeath school than that"

"A 30-minute walk from the nearest village, the principal of ­Wilson's Hospital School jokes that its remote location makes it a bit like Alcatraz."

"There's little chance of pupils mitching class here."

"But the "most famous school in the country", outside Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, has been under siege of late, due to a certain persistent visitor at the school gates."

Wilson's Hospital School sits a 30-minute walk from the nearest village outside Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath. The principal likens its remote location to Alcatraz, and says that creates little chance of pupils mitching class. The school has become widely known as the most famous school in the country after a persistent visitor has staged an ongoing protest at the school gates. The protest comes from a history teacher whose presence has put the school under a recent siege. The new principal stresses that the school's identity, daily life and offerings extend beyond the protest and its publicity.

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