St Brendan's Community School is a mixed-gender secondary school in the town of

Birr, County Offaly Birr (; , 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 Earl of Rosse, Earls of Rosse. The town is in a Civil p ...

in Ireland. As of 2024, the school had an enrollment of 822. 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 school's hurling team has produced a number of 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's architecture has previously been compared to a "tractor shed".

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* 1980 establishments in Ireland Buildings and structures in Birr, County Offaly Community schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1980 Secondary schools in County Offaly {{Ireland-school-stub