St Mary's College, Dublin

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St. Mary's College C.S.Sp.
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Location
St Mary's College, Dublin
Rathmines, Dublin D06 HP38

Ireland
Coordinates 53°19′38″N6°16′02″W / 53.32736°N 6.26722°W / 53.32736; -6.26722
Information
Type Voluntary
MottoFidelitas in Arduis(Latin)
(Faithful in difficulty)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Established1890;134 years ago (1890)
PresidentFr. John Flavin C.S.Sp.
PrincipalDenis Murphy
Faculty47 full time
8 part-time
Years offeredJunior Infants to Sixth Year
GenderBoys
Age range4–18
Enrolment~700
Colour(s)Blue and White   
Website stmarys.ie

St Mary's College C.S.Sp. (Congregatio Sancti Spiritus) is a voluntary boys' primary and secondary school run by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and located in Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland. 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.). [1] The school colours are blue and white.

Contents

Notable past pupils

Ireland rugby player Johnny Sexton, St Mary's Rathmines past pupil Johnny Sexton, Jan 2020 (cropped no upscale).jpg
Ireland rugby player Johnny Sexton, St Mary's Rathmines past pupil

Arts and media

Law

Politics

Sports


Other

Notable staff

Sister schools

The following schools were also founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers in Ireland:

St. Mary's College R.F.C. in Templeogue. St. Mary's College Rugby Football Club, Templeogue - geograph.org.uk - 447183.jpg
St. Mary's College R.F.C. in Templeogue.

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.

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