St Mary's College, Dublin

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.

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

Coordinates53°19′38″N 6°16′02″W / 53.32736°N 6.26722°W / 53.32736; -6.26722
Information
TypeVoluntary
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   
Websitestmarys.ie

Notable past pupils

Ireland rugby player Johnny Sexton, St Mary's Rathmines past pupil

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Notable staff

  • Éamon de Valera – Taoiseach and former president, taught at St. Mary's for a short time in 1915 as a mathematics professor[14]

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 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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