St Mary's College, Dublin
St Mary's College CSSp Coláiste Naomh Mhuire | |
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Fidelitas in Arduis Faithful in difficulty | |
Location | |
Rathmines, Dublin 6 Ireland | |
Coordinates | 53°19.66′N 6°16′W / 53.32767°N 6.267°WCoordinates: 53°19.66′N 6°16′W / 53.32767°N 6.267°W |
Information | |
President | Fr John Flavin, CSSp |
Principal | Denis Murphy and Mary O'Donnell |
Staff | 47 full time, 8 part time |
Gender | male |
Age | 7 to 19 |
Number of students | 500 |
Colour(s) | Blue and White |
Religious order | Holy Ghost Fathers |
Website | stmarys.ie |
Saint Mary's College C.S.Sp. (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) is an all-boys' primary & secondary school run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and located in Rathmines, County Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1890, closed in 1916, and then reopened in 1926. The school colours are blue and white. The Senior School Principal is Denis Murphy and the Senior School Deputy Principal is Brian Moore. The Junior School Principal is Mary O'Donnell and the Junior School Deputy Principal is Brian Barron
Notable past pupils
- Kevin Barry (briefly) – Irish republican (executed in 1920)
- Paul Dean – Former Irish and Lions rugby player
- Vincent Dowling – Irish American Director
- Frs. Tom and Earnest Farrell – Founders of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland in 1927
- Larry Gogan – broadcaster
- Denis Hickie – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player
- Shane Jennings – Former Leinster and Irish rugby player
- Nicholas Kearns – Judge of the Irish Supreme Court
- Kieran Lewis – Former Munster player
- Darragh MacAnthony – Chairman of Peterborough United FC
- Ronan McCormack – Former Leinster and UCD Rugby Player
- Jack McGrath – Leinster and Irish rugby player
- Rodney O'Donnell – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player
- Tom O'Higgins – former Chief Justice of Irish Supreme Court
- David O'Sullivan, Director General for EU Trade
- John Mark Redmond – cardiothoracic surgeon and businessperson
- Eoin Ryan – former MEP for Dublin
- Jonathan Sexton – Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player [1]
- Tony Ward – Former Irish and Lions rugby player and League of Ireland footballer,
Notable staff
- Éamon de Valera – Taoiseach and former President, taught at St. Mary's for a short time in 1915 as a mathematics professor
Sister schools
The following schools were also founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers in Ireland:
References
- ↑ "Ireland v England: How softly-spoken Dubliner Jonathan Sexton became the finest fly-half in the world". Telegraph.co.uk. 28 February 2015.
External links
- St. Mary's College C.S.Sp. – school's official website
- St. Mary's College RFC – rugby club's official website
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