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Naas C.B.S. ( ga, Méanscoil Iognáid Rís Nás na Riogh) is a Christian Brothers secondary school in
Naas Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...
, County Kildare,
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History

Méanscoil Iognáid Rís is a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (E.R.S.T). The school, named after the founder of the order Edmund Rice, opened its doors in September 1871. The Moat Hall as it is now known was both monastery and school for the Brothers until 1903, when the monastery on Friary Road was built. For over seventy years both the primary and secondary schools were housed in the hall. In 1954 St. Corban's B.N.S was built and four years later the secondary school moved to its present site on St. Corban's Lane.


Extracurricular activities

In February 2022, the school's Gaelic football team won a Leinster Final in St. Conleths Park against Maynooth. Naas CBS also has a rugby team, badminton team, hurling team, cross country team, basketball team, soccer team and a tennis team. Along with the school's sports teams, there is a Green Schools Committee, a Yearbook Committee, a beekeeper club and a student council. On March 17, 2022 Naas CBS were the winners of the Hogan cup. This win is credited mainly to the school's supporters, the “Barmy Army”, who are the most well known Gaelic Football "ultras" in Ireland.


Notable staff

Pádraig Nolan was teaching at the school when he was appointed manager of the
Kildare county football team The Kildare county football team represents Kildare in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Kildare GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-I ...
in 2002.


Notable past pupils

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Niall Madden Niall "Slippers" Madden (born 11 November 1985) is a retired Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse. Madden's nickname is "Slippers", as a comparison with his f ...
, Irish Jockey who won the 2006 Grand National steeplechase on
Numbersixvalverde Numbersixvalverde (born 1996) is an Irish race horse who won both the 2005 Irish Grand National and 2006 Aintree Grand National steeplechase, beating Hedgehunter by six lengths with Niall Madden in the saddle. Numbersixvalverde won his big r ...
* Charlie McCreevy, former Minister for Finance and European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services *
Adam Byrne Adam Byrne (born 20 April 1994) is an Irish rugby union player for Connacht Rugby. His preferred position is on the wing, although he also plays at full-back. His brother Sam is a professional football player. Leinster career Byrne made his ...
, Leinster and Ireland rugby player. *Sean and Conor Price, former X Factor contestants (2017)


References


External links

* http://www.naascbs.ie Schools in Ireland {{ireland-school-stub