▁Mount jo y ▁Square ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁inner ▁city . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁in ▁O ' Con nell ▁School ▁on ▁North ▁Frederick ▁Street , ▁but ▁was ▁exp elled ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁weeks . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months ▁wand ering ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Dublin ▁during ▁school ▁time ▁before ▁his ▁father ▁discovered ▁what ▁had ▁happened . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁also , ▁Charles ▁met ▁and ▁was ▁be fri ended ▁by ▁ ▁radical ▁political ▁activ ists ▁from ▁the ▁I RA , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁left - Rep ublic an ▁group , ▁Sa or ▁É ire . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁and ▁a un ts ▁then ▁got ▁Charles ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁with ▁a ▁car p enter , ▁but ▁he ▁gave ▁this ▁up ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁University ▁College , ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁Log ic , ▁English , ▁History ▁and ▁the ▁Irish ▁language . ▁In ▁university ▁he ▁began ▁writing ▁poetry ▁and ▁pro se ▁for ▁student ▁publications ▁but ▁failed ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁exam in ations . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁radical ▁left ▁wing ▁and ▁republic an ▁politics . ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁having ▁failed ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁ex ams ▁three ▁times ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁radical ▁group , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Congress . ▁There ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁veter an ▁republic ans ▁Frank ▁Ryan ▁and ▁George ▁Gil more . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁rom antic