Dingle CBS
Dingle CBS (Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostaí in Irish) was a secondary School in the County Kerry town of Dingle. It opened in 1846 by the Christian Brothers. The school closed at the end of the 2006/07 school year.
| Dingle CBS | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | secondary school |
| Established | 1846 |
| Principal | Mr.Pádraig Firtéar |
| Faculty | approx 20 |
| Website | http://www.cbs-daingean.com |
Notable past pupils
- Dara Ó Briain – Stand-up Comedian and Television Presenter
- Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin – Members of The Hothouse Flowers
- Colm Ó Maonlaí – Actor in various films and TV shows including British soap EastEnders
- Colm Mac Con Iomaire – Solo artists Member of The Frames, former member of Kíla
- Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipe player and founding member of Moving Hearts
- David Odlum - Former guitarist with Kíla and the Frames, now produces and records bands in France
- Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Historian, author and Sinn Féin TD, spokesperson on Social Protection and Communities
- Fiach Mac Conghail – Director of the Abbey Theatre and Senator
- Pádraig Cusack – Theatre Producer for the Royal National Theatre, London, Abbey Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre
- Colm Mac Eochaidh – High Court judge
- Ian Daly – Footballer playing for Dulwich Hamlet in the lower divisions of the English football leagues.
- Ciarán Ó Cofaigh - TV and Film Producer and director of ROSG (Cré na Cille) and Eo Teilfís
- Rossa Ó Snodaigh - Kíla multi-instrumentalist, composer for theatre and dance, author, producer and director of radió drama, TV presenter and director of An Puball Gaeilge at the Electric Picnic
There are many famous past pupils form the school most involved in sport
Recent Kerry Footballers: Marc, Tomás and Darragh Ó Sé, Tommy Griffin, Diarmuid Murphy, Rónán Ó Flatharta Former Kerry Footballers: Aodán Mac Gearailt, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Páidí Ó Sé
Others: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh Gaa Commentator Joe Higgins Socialist Party TD
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