An Grianán History
Summer Schools
They may be two a penny in modern Ireland, but the concept of the summer school was another Irish Countrywomen's Association milestone, introduced in 1929 at the first Summer School organised on the slopes of Sliabh na mBan, Co. Tipperary. From then, Summer Schools and Colleges were held annually at different locations until the ICA. found a permanent home in 1954, when they acquired An Grianán, Adult Education College, at Termonfechin, near Drogheda, Co Louth. Through the generosity of The Kellogg Foundation, this unique Residential College, the only one of its kind in Ireland, is held by the ICA in trust for the people of Ireland. For more than fifty years it has offered a range of courses and is open to ICA members and non members alike and to men and women.