St Mary's College C.S.Sp. (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) is a

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boys' primary and secondary school run by the

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and located in

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. The school was founded in 1890, closed in 1916, and then reopened in 1926 (from 1917 until 1926 the St. Mary's operated as a House of Philosophy for the Spiritans, before it moved to Blackrock.). The school colours are blue and white.

Notable past pupils

Arts and media

* Vincent Dowling – Irish-American director

Law

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– Judge of the

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– Former President of the High Court of Ireland *

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– Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Politics

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(briefly) – Irish republican (executed in 1920)

Sports

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– Former Leinster, Irish and Lions rugby player * Paul Dean – Former Ireland and

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rugby player *

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– Former

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, Ireland and Lions rugby player *

Shane Jennings Shane Jennings (born 8 July 1981) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at openside flanker for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. He was also registered to St Mary's College. Club career Jennings impressed for Leinster in the ...

– Former Leinster, Leicester Tigers, Barbarians and Ireland rugby player *

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– Leinster, Racing 92, Ireland and Lions rugby player *

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– Irish cricketer

Other

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– Former Master of the National Maternity Hospital

Notable staff

Éamon de Valera Éamon de Valera (; ; first registered as George de Valero; changed some time before 1901 to Edward de Valera; 14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an American-born Irish statesman and political leader. He served as the 3rd President of Ire ...

– Taoiseach and former president, taught at St. Mary's for a short time in 1915 as a mathematics professor

Sister schools

The following schools were also founded by the

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in Ireland: *

Blackrock College Blackrock College () is a voluntary day and boarding Catholic secondary school for boys aged 13–18, in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by French missionary Jules Leman in 1860 as a school and later became al ...

Rockwell College Rockwell College (), founded in 1864, is a voluntary day and boarding Catholic secondary school near Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The school has a rugby tradition and has won the Munster Schools Senior Cup 26 times and the Munster ...

* St. Michael's College *

Templeogue College Templeogue College C.S.Sp is a boys' voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue, Dublin in Ireland. It was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans), a Roman Catholic religious institute. The motto of the sch ...

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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary's College, Dublin Educational institutions established in 1890 Spiritan schools Private schools in the Republic of Ireland Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Secondary schools in Dublin (city) Catholic primary schools in the Republic of Ireland Primary schools in Dublin (city) 1890 establishments in Ireland