History of Ysgol Friars

Question 1

Who created the monastery in Bangor

Answer 1

Dominican order

Question 2

Where was the first monastery in Bangor located

Answer 2

Hirael area

Question 3

When was Ysgol Friars created

Answer 3

1557

Question 4

Who created Ysgol Friars

Answer 4

Geoffrey Glynne

Question 5

Where was Geoffrey Glynne raised

Answer 5

Anglesey

Question 6

What did Henry the 8th want

Answer 6

a son

Question 7

Why was the monastry in Bangor closed

Answer 7

1. Henry 8th wanted a son
2. Catherine of Aragon couldn’t give him one
3. He fell in love with Anne Boleyn
4. He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon but couldn’;t because he was catholic
5. He left the catholic Church and set up the Church of England
6. He also closed down all the monastries
7. The monastry in Bangor was closed.

Question 8

What happened to the monastry after Henry the 8th closed it

Answer 8

Henry 8th sold the land that Bangor monastry was on to Geoffrey Glynne

Question 9

When did Geoffrey Glynne die

Answer 9

1557

Question 10

How did ysgol Friars get created

Answer 10

Geoffrey Glynne put in his will that some of his money and the land of the old monasrty should be used to set up a school in Bangor.

Question 11

Describe the original school

Answer 11

1. It was initially for boys only
2. It offered free education

Question 12

Is Ysgol Friars still in the same location?

Answer 12

No, it moved from Hirael, to Coleg Menai and then to where Ysgol Tryfan is now before moving to it’s final location