St Mary's College, Dublin

St. Mary's College C.S.Sp.
Coláiste Naomh Muire
St. Mary's College C.S.Sp.; Coláiste Naomh Muire
Location
	Rathmines, Dublin D06 HP38; Ireland
Coordinates	53°19′38″N 6°16′02″W / 53.32736°N 6.26722°W
Information
Type	Voluntary
Motto	Fidelitas in Arduis (Latin); (Faithful in difficulty)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic ; Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Established	1890; 134 years ago
President	Fr. John Flavin C.S.Sp.
Principal	Denis Murphy
Faculty	47 full time; 8 part-time
Years offered	Junior Infants to Sixth Year
Gender	Boys
Age range	4–18
Enrolment	~700
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Website	stmarys.ie

St Mary's College C.S.Sp. (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) is a voluntary boys' primary and secondary school run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and located in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1890, closed in 1916, and then reopened in 1926 (from 1917 until 1926 the St. Mary's operated as a House of Philosophy for the Spiritans, before it moved to Blackrock.).^[1] The school colours are blue and white.

Notable past pupils

Arts and media

Vincent Dowling – Irish-American director^[2]

Law

Peter Charleton — Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland^[3]
Nicholas Kearns – Former President of the High Court of Ireland^[4]
Tom O'Higgins – Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court^[5]

Politics

Kevin Barry (briefly) – Irish republican (executed in 1920)^[6]

Sports

Rodney O'Donnell – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player^[7]
Paul Dean – Former Irish and Lions rugby player^[8]
Denis Hickie – Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player^[9]
Shane Jennings – Former Leinster, Leicester tigers, barbarians and Irish rugby player^[10]
Johnny Sexton – Leinster, racing 92, Irish and Lions rugby player^[11]
Gareth Delany — Irish cricketer^[12]

Other

Peter Boylan — Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital^[13]

Notable staff

Éamon de Valera – Taoiseach and former president, taught at St. Mary's for a short time in 1915 as a mathematics professor^[14]

Sister schools

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

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

^ 'A History of St Mary's College Rathmines, Dublin (1890-1990)' by William A. Maher, CSSp, Published by Paraclete Press, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, 1994. ISBN 0 946639 09 4
^ "Actor and director on both sides of Atlantic". The Irish Times. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Stephen Collins (22 November 2006). "Cabinet approves judicial appointments". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Where are they now? Paul Dean (Dublin 28/6/60)". Irish Independent. 26 June 2013. 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.
^ 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.
^ Southern Schools Team vs Ulster Schools, retrieved 19 October 2021
^ "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

[1] 'A History of St Mary's College Rathmines, Dublin (1890-1990)' by William A. Maher, CSSp, Published by Paraclete Press, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, 1994. ISBN 0 946639 09 4

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

[3] Stephen Collins (22 November 2006). "Cabinet approves judicial appointments". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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

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

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] "Where are they now? Paul Dean (Dublin 28/6/60)". Irish Independent. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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

[10] 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.

[11] 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.

[12] Southern Schools Team vs Ulster Schools, retrieved 19 October 2021

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

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

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