St Mary's College, Dublin

St. Mary's College C.S.Sp.
Coláiste Naomh Mhuire
Motto	Fidelitas in Arduis (Latin)
Motto in English	Faithful in difficulty
Type	Voluntary Catholic
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Holy Ghost Fathers)
President	Fr. John Flavin C.S.Sp.
Academic staff	47 full time; 8 part-time
Students	500[citation needed]
Location	Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland; 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
Colours	Blue and White
Website	stmarys.ie

Saint Mary's College C.S.Sp. (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) is a voluntary 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.

Notable past pupils[]

Arts and media[]

Vincent Dowling – Irish-American director^[1]
Frank Fitzgibbon - editor of The Sunday Times Irish edition
Larry Gogan – broadcaster
Ulick O'Connor — writer, historian and critic

Law[]

Nicholas Kearns – President of the High Court of Ireland^[2]
Tom O'Higgins – former Chief Justice of Irish Supreme Court^[3]

Politics[]

Kevin Barry (briefly) – Irish republican (executed in 1920)^[4]
Eoin Ryan – former MEP for Dublin

Sports[]

Paul Dean – Former Irish and Lions rugby player^[5]
Denis Hickie – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player^[6]
Shane Jennings – Former Leinster, Leicester tigers, barbarians and Irish rugby player^[7]
Kieran Lewis – Former leinster, Munster and irish Rugby player
Darragh MacAnthony – Chairman of Peterborough United FC
Ronan McCormack – Former Leinster and UCD Rugby player
Jack McGrath – Leinster, Ulster, Irish and lions Rugby player
Rodney O'Donnell – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player^[8]
Jonathan Sexton – Leinster, racing 92, Irish and Lions rugby player^[9]
Tony Ward – Former Irish and Lions rugby player and League of Ireland footballer. Only person to win in Rugby & FAI Championships
Darragh Fanning — Former Leinster and Connaught Rugby player
Declan Fanning — Former Leinster Rugby Player
Sean Lynch – Former Leinster, Irish & BILs rugby player

Other[]

Peter Boylan — Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital^[10]
Frs. Tom and Earnest Farrell – Founders of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland in 1927
Thomas Lynch (psychiatrist) – first professor of psychiatry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
David O'Sullivan — Former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States of America
John Mark Redmond – cardiothoracic surgeon and businessperson

Notable staff[]

Éamon de Valera – Taoiseach and former president, taught at St. Mary's for a short time in 1915 as a mathematics professor^[11]

Sister schools[]

The following schools were also founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers in Ireland:

St. Mary's College R.F.C. in Templeogue.

St Mary's College Dundalk Louth

St. Mary's College Rugby Club[]

Saint Mary's College C.S.Sp. is directly associated with the St. Mary's College Rugby Club located in Templeogue. The club has been home to some of Leinster and Ireland's greatest rugby players.

References[]

^ "Actor and director on both sides of Atlantic". The Irish Times. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Fiona Gartland; Saurya Cherfi (9 September 2015). "President of High Court announces decision to retire early". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "From inspirer of 'Just Society' to Chief Justice". The Irish Times. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Michael Parsons (21 April 2018). "'I go to the gallows an Irishman.' Kevin Barry's pre-execution letter". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Where are they now? Paul Dean (Dublin 28/6/60)". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Hickie embellishes family tradition". The Irish Times. 29 January 1997. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Joy Orpen (17 October 2016). "Former international Shane Jennings: 'We want rugby players to open up; to take time to reflect, and to act on the issues'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Will Slattery (11 June 2017). "'I was just so blessed I was able to walk again' - The top Irish fullback who broke his neck on a Lions tour". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Oliver Brown (28 February 2015). "Ireland v England: How softly-spoken Dubliner Jonathan Sexton became the finest fly-half in the world". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Dr Peter Boylan: A Master Retires". Irish Medical Times. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "The Blackrock College Story". The Irish Times. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

External links[]

Official website
St. Mary's College RFC – rugby club's official website

[1] "Actor and director on both sides of Atlantic". The Irish Times. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[2] Fiona Gartland; Saurya Cherfi (9 September 2015). "President of High Court announces decision to retire early". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[3] "From inspirer of 'Just Society' to Chief Justice". The Irish Times. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[4] Michael Parsons (21 April 2018). "'I go to the gallows an Irishman.' Kevin Barry's pre-execution letter". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[5] "Where are they now? Paul Dean (Dublin 28/6/60)". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[6] "Hickie embellishes family tradition". The Irish Times. 29 January 1997. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[7] Joy Orpen (17 October 2016). "Former international Shane Jennings: 'We want rugby players to open up; to take time to reflect, and to act on the issues'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[8] Will Slattery (11 June 2017). "'I was just so blessed I was able to walk again' - The top Irish fullback who broke his neck on a Lions tour". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[9] Oliver Brown (28 February 2015). "Ireland v England: How softly-spoken Dubliner Jonathan Sexton became the finest fly-half in the world". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[10] "Dr Peter Boylan: A Master Retires". Irish Medical Times. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[11] "The Blackrock College Story". The Irish Times. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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Coláiste Naomh Mhuire

Motto	Fidelitas in Arduis (Latin)
Motto in English	Faithful in difficulty
Type	Voluntary Catholic
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Holy Ghost Fathers)
President	Fr. John Flavin C.S.Sp.
Academic staff	47 full time 8 part-time
Students	500^{[citation needed]}
Location	Rathmines, Dublin , Ireland 53°19.66′N 6°16′W / 53.32767°N 6.267°W / 53.32767; -6.267Coordinates: 53°19.66′N 6°16′W / 53.32767°N 6.267°W / 53.32767; -6.267
Colours	Blue and White
Website	stmarys.ie