Our Lady's Secondary School, Templemore, is a second-level school in

Templemore Templemore () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the historical Barony (Ireland), barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Ecclesiastical parish, parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea i ...

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. The school's motto () means "mercy". It is under the ethos of the

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and is located in the

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Templemore, Clonmore and Killea Templemore, Clonmore and Killea is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The parish includes the town of Templemore and the nearby villages of Clonmore and Killea in County Tipperary. Churches of the p ...

History

The school was established when the

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opened a convent in Templemore in 1863. In 1955 the Convent School became a Voluntary Secondary School, catering for around three hundred girls, including eighty boarders. The

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opened in 1932, providing secondary education for boys. In 1985, the two schools amalgamated to form Our Lady's Secondary School, combining the philosophies of

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and

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. Up to that point, the Christian Brothers School had been known as Templemore CBS. Co-operation had existed between the two communities since the 1930s. In 2003, St. Sheelan's Vocational College ceased to provide secondary education and merged with Our Lady's to become the only secondary school in the town. In 2007, enrollment was approximately 500 students. In 2007, the school began operating under the trusteeship of CEIST

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Curriculum

The school teaches pupil from 1st to 6th years, including

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. The school offers a number of subjects in both the Junior cycle (years 1, 2 & 3) and Senior cycle (years 5 & 6).

Extra-curricular activities

Sporting and extra-curricular activities include

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, association football (soccer) and athletics. A number of pupils have worn the Tipperary jersey, including David Kennedy,

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, Noel Morris, Pat McGrath,

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and his brother Aidan Ryan. All of these hurlers have won All-Ireland hurling medals and some have also won Dr. Harty Cup medals. As Templemore CBS in 1978 the school won the Harty Cup and All-Ireland Colleges competitions in hurling. Bobby Ryan of Borrisoleigh captained Tipperary to All Ireland honours in 1989. Tommy Dunne of Toomevara captained Tipperary to their win in 2001.

Past pupils

Past pupils include: * Michael Smith, former

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and Irish Government Minister *Lt-General William O'Callaghan, former

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commander

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