St Francis College Rochestown

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St. Francis College Rochestown
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Location
St Francis College Rochestown
Monastery Road, Rochestown, Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°52′08″N8°22′34″W / 51.869°N 8.376°W / 51.869; -8.376
Information
School type Secondary school
MottoMake the Difference
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Founded1884
PrincipalMarie Ring [1]
GenderMale
Enrollment768 (2019) [2]
Color(s)Black and white
Nickname Roco
Website stfranciscollege.ie

St. Francis College Rochestown, sometimes known as Rochestown College or abbreviated as Roco, [3] [4] is an all-boys secondary school in Rochestown, Cork, Ireland. The school's foundation dates to 1884 when a friary was formed by the Franciscan Order. [5]

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History

In the 1870s the Capuchin (Franciscan) order of friars opened a church and monastery on the Rochestown-Monkstown road near Cork city. [6] In the 1880s, a school for novitiates (those seeking to join the order) was opened on the site. [6] While this novitiate school was moved to Kilkenny and elsewhere for some decades, in the 1930s the school returned to the Rochestown friary. [7] In the late 1960s and early 1970s, coinciding with a move to free education in the state, the college expanded into the friary itself, and "dormitories were converted into classrooms". [7] The school continues to operate as a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of the Capuchin Franciscan Order. [8]

Extra-curricular activities

Sporting and extra-curricular activities in the school include debating, Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball, badminton, debating and chess. [9]

Notable graduates

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References

  1. ↑ "Marie Ring steps down as principal of Loreto Fermoy". avondhupress.ie. The Avondhu. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Subject Inspection in Mathematics - Report - St Francis Capuchin College" (PDF). Department of Education and Skills. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021. St Francis College is a voluntary boys' secondary school, operating under the trusteeship of the Capuchin Franciscan order [..and..] has a current enrolment of 768 students
  3. ↑ "Chríost Rí beat Roco in Corn Uí Mhuirí". Irish Examiner. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Roco Win Interschools Chess". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "St Francis College, Rochestown, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 "The Founding of Rochestown College - A Brief History". IrishCapuchins.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 "History - St. Francis College, Rochestown 1884-2006". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Whole-School Evaluation Report - St Francis College, Rochestown, County Cork" (PDF). Department of Education and Skills. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "St. Francis College Rochestown - Extra Curricular". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Torn between two passions, Alan Cadogan wonders why not?". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017. [Alan] Cadogan is [..] back in his alma mater of Rochestown College
  11. ↑ "Fitzgibbon, Edwin, 1874-1938, Capuchin priest". catholicarchives.ie. Catholic Archives Catalogue. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "From 'Rags' to Riches". irishrugby.ie. IRFU. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "6 players from Harty Cup finalists on Cork minor hurling panel for Munster quarter-final". The42.ie. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017. [Shane] Kingston is one of six Rochestown College players included
  14. ↑ "A tale of two cities". Irish Examiner. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2018. [Darragh] O'Mahony grew up in Rochestown in Cork City and was educated in the non rugby-playing environment of Rochestown College
  15. ↑ "St. Francis College Rochestown - Newsletter - December 2011" (PDF). Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Keeping it in the family". Irish Times. 4 April 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Paul Wallace [..] was educated at a non-rugby school, Rochestown College
  17. ↑ "The rise and fall of iconic Cork band Sultans of Ping". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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