O'Connell School

O'Connell C.B.S.
Location
North Richmond Street, Dublin 1 Ireland
Coordinates	53°21′33″N 6°15′05″W / 53.3593°N 6.2515°W / 53.3593; -6.2515Coordinates: 53°21′33″N 6°15′05″W / 53.3593°N 6.2515°W / 53.3593; -6.2515
Information
Motto	ciall agus neart (power and strength)
Established	1829
Principal	Gerry Duffy(secondary) and patay o keffe(primary)
Staff	over 400
Gender	male
Number of students	over 500 including (living certs repeats) secondary 200(primary)
Religious order	Congregation of Christian Brothers
Website	oconnellschool.ie

The O’Connell School is a secondary and a primary school for boys located on North Richmond Street in Dublin, Ireland. The school, named in honour of the leader of Catholic Emancipation, Daniel O’Connell, has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Christian Brothers school in Dublin, having been first established in 1829. James Joyce attended the school for a time, and it is mentioned in Dubliners in the story Araby. The school was for many years dubbed the "working man's Belvedere College" (in reference to the nearby fee-paying school of that name, and because of its good reputation). James Joyce transferred from O'Connell School to Belvedere after being offered a place there.

Notable staff and past pupils

A number of significant figures in Irish public life attended O'Connell's School.

Dec Cluskey - Founder member of world singing group 'The Bachelors'
Con Cluskey - Founder member of world singing group 'The Bachelors'
Maurice Ahern - former Lord Mayor of Dublin
Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken - British Minister of Information during the Second World War
Rob Burch - O.R.B. member
Ray Burke - former Fianna Fáil politician.
Eamonn Ceannt – Irish Nationalist one of the 1916 signatories.
Ernie O'Malley - Irish Nationalist and writer
John A. Costello - former Taoiseach of Ireland.
Bill Cullen (businessman) - Irish businessman, philanthropist and star of The Apprentice (Irish TV series).
Paddy Finucane – WWII top scoring fighter pilot ace in the RAF.
Frank Flood - IRA officer executed in 1921 during the War of Independence. One of The Forgotten Ten.
Gearoid Grant - orchestral conductor.
Sean Heuston - Leading member of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Michael Holohan - composer and member of Aosdána.
James Joyce - writer who briefly attended the school.
Michael Keating, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, T.D. and Minister of State
Luke Kelly – former lead singer of folk group The Dubliners.
Pat Kenny – Radio & TV presenter.
Bertie Kerr - Ireland football international and bloodstock agent.
Thomas Kettle – Nationalist MP and Irish Volunteer who died in World War 1.
Thomas Kinsella – poet and playwright.
Seán Lemass - former Taoiseach of Ireland.
P.J. Mara - Fianna Fáil guru
Rev. Mgr. Dr. James Robert McConnell - Irish Mathematical Physicist
Colm Meaney - Film and TV Actor.
William Mulholland - a famous Irish-American dam civil engineer.
Michael O'Hehir - radio broadcaster and sports commentator.
Seán T. O'Kelly – second President of Ireland.
Venerable Matt Talbot-Candidate for Sainthood - R.C. Church
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, the noted sports commentator, briefly taught here.^[1]
Declan Masterson - Musician, composer, Musical Director Riverdance.

References

↑ O Muircheartaigh, Micheal (2006-10-29). "Micheal and the Far East connection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2012-09-15.

External links

Official website

Schools and colleges in County Dublin

Primary	CBS Eblana CBC Monkstown Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigín Glasnevin National School Kildare Place National School Lindsay Road National School Lycée Français d'Irlande Our Lady's Primary Schools Scoil Lorcáin St. Joseph's Boys National School St. Josephs BNS St. Kilian's German School St. Pius X National School Willow Park School Zion Parish Primary School

Secondary	Alexandra College Ardscoil La Salle Ardscoil Rís Artane Industrial school Belvedere College Blackrock College Carriglea Park Carriglea Park Castleknock College Castleknock Community College Catholic University School CBS Eblana CBC Monkstown Chanel College Clonkeen College Coláiste Éanna Coláiste Eoin Coláiste Íosagáin Coláiste Moibhí Coolmine Community School De La Salle College Dominican College Drimnagh Castle Gaelcholáiste Reachrann Gonzaga College Greendale Community School High School Dublin The Institute of Education King's Hospital Kylemore College Loreto Abbey Loreto College Lucan Community College Lycée Français d'Irlande Manor House School Marian College Maryfield College Mercy College Mount Anville Mount Temple Moyle Park College Muckross Park College Newpark Comprehensive School Oatlands College O'Connell School Pobalscoil Íosa Portmarnock Community School Pobalscoil Iosolde Pobalscoil Neasáin Rockbrook Park Sancta Maria College St Columba's College Sandford Park Sandymount High School Skerries Community College St. Aidan's CBS St. Andrew's College St Benildus College St Conleth's College St. Enda's School St. Fintan's High School St Kevin's CBS St. Kilian's German School St Mac Dara's Community College St Mary's College St Michael's College St Paul's College St. Vincent's CBS St. Vincent's Industrial School Synge Street CBS Templeogue College Terenure College Wesley College

Tertiary	Ballyfermot College of Further Education Beaumont Hospital College of Technology, Kevin Street Collinstown Park Community College Connolly Hospital Dublin City University Dublin Institute of Technology Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Eye and Ear Hospital Inchicore College of Further Education Institute of Public Administration Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Kilroy's College King's Inns Liberties College Marino Institute of Education Mater Misericordiae University Hospital National College of Art and Design National College of Ireland National Performing Arts School New Media Technology College Ringsend Technical Institute Royal College of Science Royal College of Surgeons Senior College Dun Laoghaire St. James's Hospital St. Vincent's Industrial School St. Vincent's University Hospital Tallaght Hospital Trinity College, Dublin (University of Dublin) University College, Dublin

List of Christian Brothers schools and Presentation Brothers schools in Ireland

Fee-paying	C.B.C. Cork C.B.C. Monkstown Presentation Brothers College, Cork

Gaelscoileanna	Coláiste Eoin Gaelcholáiste Muire, Cork Coláiste Mhuire Coláiste Phadráig, Dublin

Secondary Schools	Presentation College, Bray C.B.S. Glen Road, Belfast Ardscoil Rís, Limerick Ardscoil Rís, Dublin Oatlands College Edmund Rice College, Glengormley St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast C.B.S. Ennistymon Ennis C.B.S. Rice College, Ennis Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Cork Coláiste Chríost Rí, Turners Cross, Cork Coláiste Éanna Midleton CBS Secondary School C.B.S. Charleville Blarney Street C.B.S, Cork C.B.S. Youghal Deerpark C.B.S., Cork C.B.S. Mitchelstown, Co. Cork Clonkeen College Drimnagh Castle Secondary School O'Connell School St. Aidan's C.B.S. St. Declan's C.B.S, Cabra St. Fintan's High School St. Joseph's C.B.S., Dublin St. Vincent's C.B.S. Synge Street C.B.S. C.B.S. Westland Row St Mary's C.B.S. (The Green) C.B.S. Naas, Co. Kildare Callan C.B.S., Co. Kilkenny Kilkenny C.B.S. St Mary's C.B.S., Co. Laois C.B.S. Sexton Street, Limerick St. Fintan's High School St. Joseph's C.B.S., Louth Rice College - Westport C.B.S. St. Mary's C.B.S., Wexford C.B.S. New Ross C.B.S. Wexford Waterpark College, Waterford Mount Sion Primary School Dungarvan CBS CBS Tramore Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh St. Joseph's C.B.S., Tipperary C.B.S. High School, Clonmel Abbey C.B.S., Newry, County Down St. Mary's Christian Brothers Secondary School, Roscommon

Defunct schools	CBS Eblana St. Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack St Joseph's Industrial School, Tralee Presentation Brothers College, Glasthule

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