▁Family ▁Research ▁Centre ▁in ▁Ball in ro be ▁and ▁the ▁Cle w ▁Bay ▁Heritage ▁Centre ▁at ▁West port ▁Qu ay . ▁ ▁Education ▁West port ▁has ▁two ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁four ▁primary ▁schools ▁and ▁West port ▁College ▁of ▁Further ▁Education , ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁secondary ▁schools ▁are ▁R ice ▁College ▁( 5 2 8 ▁pup ils , ▁all - bo ys ) ▁and ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁School ▁( over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁pup ils , ▁all - g irls ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁educational ▁facilities ▁in ▁West port ▁have ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁Christian ▁Brothers . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁facilities ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Castle bar ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁New port ▁road ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁national ▁school ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁today . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁secondary ▁school ▁R ice ▁College ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁Castle bar ▁Road ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁the ▁increasing ▁educational ▁requirements . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Rail ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 5 0   km ▁Dublin - West port / G al way ▁railway ▁line ▁from ▁Dublin ▁He ust on ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁This ▁railway ▁connect s ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁Castle bar . ▁West port ▁railway ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁The ▁line ▁originally ▁ran ▁through ▁to