St Brendan's Community School is a secondary school located in the town of

Birr, County Offaly Birr (; ga, Biorra, meaning "plain of water") is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Between 1620 and 1899 it was called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse. Birr is a designated Iris ...

in the midlands of Ireland. The school was opened in January 1980 following an amalgamation of the following schools that were in operation around the town; Presentation College (Oxmantown Mall), Mercy Sisters Convent (Wilmer Road) and the Vocational School (Green St). The first principal of the school was Brother Denis, who remained in that position until 1998, when he was succeeded by Tom Foley. The school has a strong hurling tradition, and has produced many hurlers (including

Brian Whelahan Brian Whelahan (born 23 August 1971) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Offaly county team. Born in Banagher, County Offaly, Whelahan first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Brend ...

) who have won All-Ireland titles at both club and county level. The school draws pupils from across South Offaly and North Tipperary. The school's architecture has previously been compared to a "tractor shed".The Irish Times - Tractor shed or landmark of Irish modernism?
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