Christian Brothers College, Cork (CBC Cork, colloquially known as Christians) is a fee-paying school under the

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of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust in

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. Their sister school in Dublin is

CBC Monkstown Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park (or CBC Monkstown Park) is a private fee-paying Catholic Church, Catholic school and Independent Junior school, founded in 1856 in Monkstown, County Dublin, Monkstown, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ire ...

History

In the mid 19th-century, the Vincentian Fathers maintained a

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at Saint Patrick's Place in Cork, known as the ''Cork Diocesan Seminary''. In 1888 a new seminary with residential accommodation was completed at

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, and the Vincentian ecclesiastical students transferred there. The then

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of Cork, Most Rev. Dr O'Callaghan, invited the Christian Brothers to take charge of the St Patrick's Place establishment. From the beginning, CBC was principally involved in preparing pupils for university entry, and operated on St Patrick's Place for one hundred years.

Recent development

Marking the centenary in 1988, the college moved from its original site to a new location, one hundred metres away, atop Sidney Hill. In 1994, the school appointed its first lay principal, Dr. Laurence Jordan, who held the position until 2018. In the same period (1996-1998) modernisation works took place on the sports facilities at Lansdowne, and an extension to the college complex itself included improved dining facilities and the creation of a complex for sixth year students. By 2008, the school's annual fees were €3,100 for first year and €2,850 for subsequent years. Though the Christian Brothers retain a presence on the Board of Management, as Trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level. In the 2016

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Schools League Table, CBC was listed 13th among the country's top boys schools. As of January 2019, CBC had over 1000 students in the college, with over 900 at Secondary Level, and approximately 150 at Primary Level in the Preparatory School. The principal of the college (both secondary and preparatory) is Mr. David Lordon.

Extracurricular activities

The school is one of Cork's "

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nurseries" and have won the Munster Schools' Senior Cup thirty times - a record unbeaten by any other school in the competition. The most recent Senior Cup title wins were in 2009 (in a final against

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), and in 2016 (in a close final against

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). The college's main rivals are Presentation Brothers College (as the two main fee paying all-boys schools in Cork, both share similar histories, student bases, and sporting and academic traditions). A number of CBC past pupils have been members of the

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squad, including

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, and

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. The school also participates in other extracurricular activities, including

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, charitable activities, basketball and others. The school also participates in other sports, including soccer (

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) and GAA (

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and

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) - with CBC winning the Junior Cup for soccer in 2003 and 2008, and reaching the final of the Dr. Harty Cup (hurling) in 2019. Through several fundraising efforts, including the annual Christmas appeal, CBC supports charities including SHARE,

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, HOPE,

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and Concern. Among the school's charitable activities is the "Zambia Immersion Project", which involves students travelling to Zambia to observe and assist with development work.

Notable alumni

* Peter Barry,

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(1982–1987),

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(1987) * J. Kevin Boland, RC

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, TV and radio broadcaster *

Hugh Coveney Hugh Coveney (20 July 1935 – 14 March 1998) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1996 to 1997, Minister for the Marine and Minister for Defence from 1994 to 1995 and Lord Mayor of ...

, Minister for the Marine (1994–1995),

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(1994–1995) *

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, composer, professor of music *

, Munster rugby player *

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, former Ireland

captain *

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, Irish international footballer *

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, former Munster rugby player and

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, current

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player * Noel Murphy (Sr.), Irish

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international,

and

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team member * Noel Murphy (Jr.), Irish

international,

and

team member *

, Irish

international,

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team member *

, Irish

international and

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team member *

Duncan Williams Duncan Williams (born 17 April 1986) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half and represents Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League. Munster Williams made his Munster debut against Connacht in December 2009. He made his ...

player *

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and

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player

References

External links

Official site - CBC Cork
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