Irish Institute Instituto Irlandés | |
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, Mexico | |
Coordinates | 19°25′32″N 99°14′25″W / 19.4255807°N 99.24014729999999°W |
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Type | Independent, Private |
Campus | Urban |
Website |
irlandesmexico |
The Irish Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Irlandés) is a Catholic private school in Greater Mexico City. Operated by the Legionaries of Christ, [1] the grounds, located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, have separate areas for boys and girls, plus a third one for the coed preschool. [2] [3] [4] The school levels in total range from preschool to bachillerato, [5] equivalent to the American K-12.
The Irish Institute is also present in other cities of Mexico, including: Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey.[ citation needed]
Jason Berry and Gerald Renner, the authors of the 2004 book Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II, said that the students came from the "superrich of Mexico City". [1] Paul Lennon, a former member of the Legionaries quoted in the book, wrote that "The family names [of the students] were like a Who's Who of Mexican people." [1] Historically many students arrived in cars driven by bodyguards for protection against kidnapping. [1]
Irish Institute Instituto Irlandés | |
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Location | |
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, Mexico | |
Coordinates | 19°25′32″N 99°14′25″W / 19.4255807°N 99.24014729999999°W |
Information | |
Type | Independent, Private |
Campus | Urban |
Website |
irlandesmexico |
The Irish Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Irlandés) is a Catholic private school in Greater Mexico City. Operated by the Legionaries of Christ, [1] the grounds, located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, have separate areas for boys and girls, plus a third one for the coed preschool. [2] [3] [4] The school levels in total range from preschool to bachillerato, [5] equivalent to the American K-12.
The Irish Institute is also present in other cities of Mexico, including: Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey.[ citation needed]
Jason Berry and Gerald Renner, the authors of the 2004 book Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II, said that the students came from the "superrich of Mexico City". [1] Paul Lennon, a former member of the Legionaries quoted in the book, wrote that "The family names [of the students] were like a Who's Who of Mexican people." [1] Historically many students arrived in cars driven by bodyguards for protection against kidnapping. [1]