He spent three years at the Rev R H Wall's school in Hume Street, Dublin, but he was not a boarder at the school, living for these three years with his uncle John Stokes.
Siya na ginugol ng tatlong taon at ang kapita-pitagan RH Wall ng paaralan sa Hume Street, Dublin, ngunit siya ay hindi isang interno sa paaralan, nabubuhay para sa mga tatlong taon sa kanyang tiyuhin John Stokes.