Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. The school operates under the patronage of the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, and has, as a primary objective, the provision of state-funded second level education to the Protestant population of northern Dublin. The school was established in 1972 following the amalgamation of Mountjoy School, Hibernian Marine School and Bertrand & Rutland School. [2]
| Mount Temple Comprehensive School | |
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| Address | |
Malahide Road , , Dublin 3 Republic of Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 53.3691°N 6.2225°W |
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| School type | Government co-educational |
| Mottoes | All Different, All Equal[1], Nisi Dominus Frustra, (If not the master, in vain) |
| Established | 1972 |
| Principal | Liam Wegimont |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25:1 approx. |
| Houses | 2 |
| Colour(s) | Black Blue |
| Information | 01 8336984 |
| Website | mounttemple.ie |
History
- Hibernian Marine School was a charity school founded in 1766, originally to provide for the orphans and children of seamen. The school was located on the Seafield Road in Clontarf, Dublin.
- Mountjoy School was a boarding school in Mountjoy Square (in the same building was the Incorporated Society for Promoting Protestant Schools). It later moved to the current location in Clontarf.
- Bertrand & Rutland School was in Eccles Street on the northside of Dublin, it was a Church of Ireland School, the Bertrand and Rutland Fund still funds scholarships to Protestant schools in Ireland.[3]
Hibernian Marine School amalgamated with Mountjoy School in 1968 and became Mountjoy & Marine School. The school later amalgamated with Bertrand & Rutland and took the name of Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1972.
Mount Temple was the school where the rock band U2 was formed. In September 1976, 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on the school's noticeboard, looking for fellow musicians. All four members of U2 are former pupils of the school.[4]
Students
Mount Temple Comprehensive School has about 900 students, although it was only built to cater for around 500. There have been plans for many years for a new school to be built on site to cater for these extra students but no work has started yet.
Notable alumni
- Shaun Aisbitt, Ireland's tallest man[5][6]
- Steve Averill, musician, designer working closely with U2
- Alan Averill, musician, best known as the vocalist of the Irish extreme metal band Primordial
- Amanda Brunker, former Miss Ireland[7]
- Linda Brunker, sculptor [8][9]
- Diane Caldwell, Irish international footballer
- Adam Clayton, musician, best known as the bassist of the Irish rock band U2[4]
- Damien Dempsey, musician[10]
- David Howell "The Edge" Evans, musician, best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2[4]
- Dik Evans, brother of David Howell "The Edge" Evans and founder member of The Hype and Feedback, previous incarnations of the band U2
- Frank Ll. Harrison, musicologist
- Ali Hewson, Irish activist, businesswoman and wife of U2 frontman Bono[4]
- Paul David "Bono" Hewson, Irish singer and U2 frontman[4]
- Mick Kearney, player with Leinster Rugby[11]
- Becky Lynch, Professional wrestler (WWE)[12]
- Andrew Maxwell, comedian[13]
- Alan Maybury, Irish football international[14]
- David McMurtry (Industrialist) Co-founder of metrology company Renishaw PLC based in Wotton-under-Edge. Renishaw plc
- Larry Mullen Jr., Irish musician and the drummer for the Irish rock band U2[4]
- Christopher Nolan, author[15]
- Mark O'Neill, television presenter
- Robert Hilliard, Olympic boxer, Church of Ireland minister, journalist, and communist who died fighting with the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War[16]
Notable faculty
- Elspeth Henderson, president of Irish Girl Guides
- Patrick Hughes, former Irish cricket international
- Colin McKenzie, head of Irish Kidney Association[17]
- Gerard Stembridge, writer, director and actor
Summer activities
During the summer months the whole school facility is used by The Centre Of English Studies (CES), catering for hundreds of international students who come to Dublin to learn English.
References
- Learning Policy, Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Official Policy, available 12 July 2015 at http://www.mounttemple.ie/policies/learning-policy/
- Mount Temple Comprehensive History
- Educational Endowment Schemes Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Dáil Éireann - Volume 393 - 14 November 1989
- Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. U2 by U2. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-077674-9.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Irish Press, Wednesday, January 31, 1990 available on Tallest Man website Archived 2013-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Shaun's Aisbitt's Testimony
- Irish Times Article February 22, 2005.
- https://www.mounttemple.ie/people/famous-past-pupils/
- https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/siblings-amanda-and-linda-brunker-1.1159229
- Times Online article on Damien Dempsey's background.
- https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/becky-lynch-the-girl-from-baldoyle-who-has-become-a-wrestling-superstar-1.3840173
- A short bio on comedy CV. IMDB entry
- Short article from Ireland.com about Maybury being called for the Irish team.
- BBC article on Christopher Nolan winning the Whitbread award.
- Ware, Séamas (May 2002). "The Boxing Parson" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. International Society of Olympic Historians. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- U2’S Former Music Teacher Lands a Top Gig as Kidney Association Chief