John T. Darragh
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John Thomas Darragh D.D. was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin
, who served as a priest and school master in the Anglican Church in South Africa
in the late nineteenth century, at Kimberley
and in Johannesburg
, where he was the founder of St John's College
.
in Kimberley from at least 1881, when he contributed an article to the Quarterly Paper of the Free State Mission. In the early 1880s he placed services on a more regular footing at St Alban's, De Beers (a chapelry then of St Cyprian's), which met in the old De Beers Boardroom. In 1883 he was teaching at the St Cyprian’s Mission School accommodated in a tin house in Clarence Street, Kimberley: Darragh taught “the half-castes who nearly all spoke Dutch”. He produced over 70 communicants from among the 200 pupils at the school. Darragh also took classes, with Canon Gaul
, at St Cyprian's Grammar School
: "The idea was to keep the boys’ school in the first place among the Kimberley Schools."
, with his curate the Revd J.L. Hodgson as first Headmaster.
Whereas many English-speaking people were expelled from Johannesburg during the Anglo-Boer War, Darragh, as a priest, was allowed to remain and did so.
was led by Darragh.
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, who served as a priest and school master in the Anglican Church in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in the late nineteenth century, at Kimberley
St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley
The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It became a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops gave a mandate for the formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in...
and in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, where he was the founder of St John's College
St John's College (Johannesburg, South Africa)
St John's College is a private school for boys in Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.-History:St John's College was founded in Johannesburg on 1 August 1898 and is an Anglican school....
.
St Cyprian's, Kimberley
Fr Darragh, B.D. was on the staff of St Cyprian's ChurchSt Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley
The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It became a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops gave a mandate for the formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in...
in Kimberley from at least 1881, when he contributed an article to the Quarterly Paper of the Free State Mission. In the early 1880s he placed services on a more regular footing at St Alban's, De Beers (a chapelry then of St Cyprian's), which met in the old De Beers Boardroom. In 1883 he was teaching at the St Cyprian’s Mission School accommodated in a tin house in Clarence Street, Kimberley: Darragh taught “the half-castes who nearly all spoke Dutch”. He produced over 70 communicants from among the 200 pupils at the school. Darragh also took classes, with Canon Gaul
William Thomas Gaul
William Thomas Gaul was Rector of All Saints Church, Du Toit's Pan, Kimberley, afterwards of St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley, Rural Dean of Griqualand West, and Archdeacon in what was still the Diocese of Bloemfontein, before being elected the second Bishop of Mashonaland, where he styled himself...
, at St Cyprian's Grammar School
St Cyprian's Grammar School, Kimberley
St. Cyprian's Grammar School in Kimberley, South Africa, is a co-educational English-medium independent school for Grades 1-12, attached to St Cyprian's Cathedral...
: "The idea was to keep the boys’ school in the first place among the Kimberley Schools."
St Mary's, Johannesburg, and the founding of St John's College
In 1887 John Darragh went to the Gold Fields and laboured there for thirty years. He was appointed Rector of St Mary's Anglican Church in Eloff Street, Johannesburg. In 1898 he was responsible for the establishment of an Anglican school for boys, the St John's CollegeSt John's College (Johannesburg, South Africa)
St John's College is a private school for boys in Houghton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.-History:St John's College was founded in Johannesburg on 1 August 1898 and is an Anglican school....
, with his curate the Revd J.L. Hodgson as first Headmaster.
Whereas many English-speaking people were expelled from Johannesburg during the Anglo-Boer War, Darragh, as a priest, was allowed to remain and did so.
Controversy over revision to the Book of Common Prayer
An Anglo-Catholic opposition to the 1920 South African edition of the Book of Common PrayerBook of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
was led by Darragh.