St Mary's College, Dublin

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.

St. Mary's College C.S.Sp.
Coláiste Naomh Mhuire
MottoFidelitas in Arduis (Latin)
Motto in English
Faithful in difficulty
TypeVoluntary Catholic
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Holy Ghost Fathers)
PresidentFr. John Flavin C.S.Sp.
Academic staff
47 full time
8 part-time
Students500
Location
Rathmines, Dublin
,
Ireland

53°19.66′N 6°16′W
ColoursBlue and White
Websitestmarys.ie

Notable Past Pupils

Arts & Media

Law

Politics

Sports

Other
  • Peter Boylan — Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital[11]
  • Frs. Tom and Earnest Farrell – Founders of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland in 1927
  • 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[12]

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 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
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  7. "Hickie embellishes family tradition". The Irish Times. 29 January 1997. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. "Dr Peter Boylan: A Master Retires". Irish Medical Times. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  12. "The Blackrock College Story". The Irish Times. 23 May 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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