▁National ▁School s ▁across ▁Ireland ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Edward ▁Stanley , ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁were ▁initially ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁U . K . ▁government ▁grant ▁of ▁£ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁proposed ▁system ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁state ▁provision ▁for ▁education ▁in ▁England ▁or ▁Scotland ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁This ▁Model ▁School ▁prototype ▁was , ▁in ▁some ▁respect s , ▁experimental . ▁His ▁invol vement ▁is ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁his ▁practical ity ▁and ▁for es ight . ▁He ▁told ▁his ▁pri ests : ▁ ▁Do yle ▁spoke ▁before ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Committee ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Do yle ▁made ▁statements ▁on ▁other ▁issues : ▁the ▁the ological ▁status ▁of ▁' non - C atholic ' ▁Christians ; ▁freedom ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Protest ant ism , ▁mixed ▁mar ri ages ▁and , ▁as ▁already ▁mentioned , ▁on ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Ang lic ans . ▁ ▁We ▁know ▁now ▁that ▁on ▁this ▁last ▁issue ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁res ign ▁by ▁Rome ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁after ▁agree ing ▁not ▁to ▁speak ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁Car low ▁C athedral ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption ▁crown ed ▁Do yle ' s ▁career , ▁being ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁finished ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁Do yle ▁fell ▁ill ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁months ▁before ▁dying ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁