St Mary's CBS (also known as Tralee CBS or, more usually, "The Green") is a Christian Brothers

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. The school had 620 students on roll.

Sport

In 2007 the school won the Munster Colleges Senior

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

"A" ( Corn Uí Mhuirí) title and went on only to lose to

Omagh CBS The Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh (known locally as CBS Omagh, Omagh CBS, or the Brothers) is a boys grammar school in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the largest grammar school in Omagh. It is under the trusteeship of ...

in the All-Ireland

Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup ( ga, Corn Uí Ógáin), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The com ...

final.Northern lights Omagh ease to Hogan Cup glory
Independent.ie. Tralee CBS has produced more All Ireland Football medal winners than any other school in Ireland.

Notable former pupils

Kieran Donaghy Kieran Donaghy (born 1 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and basketball player. He plays for Tralee club Austin Stacks and, formerly, at senior level for the Kerry county team. Donaghy won four All-Ireland Senior Football Championship m ...

gaelic footballer Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

Martin Ferris Martin Ferris (born 28 March 1952) is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) Volunteer (Irish republican), volunteer who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2020. Early and personal life ...

, politician *

Ultan Dillane Ultan Dillane (born 9 November 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for La Rochelle in the Top 14 which is the top tier of rugby union in France. Dillane primarily plays as a lock. Early life Dillane was born in Paris, France to an ...

, professional rugby player

References

External links

Official school site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary's CBS (The Green) Buildings and structures in Tralee Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Education in Tralee Secondary schools in County Kerry 1927 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1927