to buy the property Pearse could never afford in his lifetime. However, without the leadership of either of the Pearse brothers, St. Enda's could not last, and it eventually closed its doors for good in 1935. Today the Hermitage stands as the Pearse Museum, dedicated to the memory of the school's founders. See also :Category:People educated at St. Enda's School References Further reading Sisson, Elaine. Pearse's Patriots: St Enda's and the Cult of Boyhood (Cork, Cork University Press, 2004. repr. 2005) Education in South Dublin (county) Rathfarnham History of County Dublin Secondary schools in County Dublin Pearse family