Terenure College

Infobox Irish school
name = Terenure College
irish_name = Coláiste Thír An Iúir Duibhe



motto = "Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro
Domino Deo Exercituum"
Latin for "I Am Filled With Zeal,
For God, The King Of All Hosts"
established = 1860
location = Terenure, Dublin 6W,
Republic of Ireland
students = 1000

keyprole = Principal
keypname = Fr Eanna O'hÓbain
free_label = Staff
Religious order
free = 100
Carmelites
homepage = http://www.terenurecollege.ie
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Terenure College is a Carmelites-run secondary school located in the Terenure area of Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded in 1860 and comprises a primary and secondary school. The school is part of the popular culture "Rugby Belt" or Leinster Schools Rugby playing institutions, having a strong rugby tradition, winning the Leinster Senior Cup (rugby) 10 times. The school's colours are purple, white and black

History

Catholic Emancipation was granted in 1829. The Carmelites responded to the need for Catholic educators by establishing schools wherever they had friaries. By 1854 practically all Carmelite friaries had primary schools attached.

In 1860 Terenure House, the former home of the Bourne family, opened as a college with twenty-one pupils on its roll. Between 1870 and 1890 the school was extended to the current main block fifth and sixth year classrooms, which include an original stone staircase of the era, but unfortunately the original clocktower has since been removed due to safety concerns.

In the 1940s the college saw a need for the construction of a new school space, and hence the aptly named "Crush Hall" and concert hall were added to the school, as well as a new Junior School block above the hall. Initially the concert hall was used for both cultural and sporting activities, most notably the College Play, which now includes members of Our Lady's Terenure, a girls school adjasent to the college. There was a time when there were even boxing matches held in the concert hall, however since the construction of the 1980s block and the sports hall, the concert hall has been used exclusively for formal events, such as the school "Debs", plays, concerts and art fairs. Furthermore in 1958 the new College Chapel, the current church in the college, was constructed as well as the Carmellite community wing.

In the 1960s the currently swimming pool in the college was covered over and heated, this was later renovated in 2005 by the school, creating one of the highest standard school pools in Leinster. The school Gym which was developed in 2002 is also rated as one of the best schools Gym's in Ireland, and is frequently used by Terenure College RFC, an AIB All-Ireland League rugby team traditionally associated with the school. The latest school developments have included the addition of a new special needs resources and religious wing in 2001 and the Carmellitte community renovations to their living space. The school cantine has recently adopted a new catering firm, which provides healthy warm and cold lunches to pupils.

Rugby

Terenure has had a prolific history in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup with 10 wins to date. The winning captains and years are;

2003; David Cazabon, Alex Dunlop,
2001; Donal Dunlop,
1997; David Blaney,
1993; Tom Hennessy,
1992; James Blaney,
1984; Michael Costello,
1980; Kieran Harty,
1979; David Webb,
1958; Gerry Tormey,
1952; John O’Connor.

College Run

The Carmelite College, Moate first held a college run in 1987. Every student in the school participated and the final, which included the fastest runners in the college, was a very competitive event. This became an annual event and a police escort was given for the runners as they made their way through the town, and students lined the route to encourage and cheer on their classmates.

The Terenure College Charity Run was a started as a way to remember a former student and teacher in the school named Fr. Gerry Hipwell O.Carm and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the President’s Award, in which he helped many students to participate. The semi-final including the fastest 2 students in each year and the 15 fastest in the school is held during the first week in May. The fastest 10 students compete in the final and the winner receives the Fr. Gerry Hipwell Memorial Cup.

Model United Nations

Terenure College have a very strong background in Model United Nations. They have taken part in the St. Andrew's International Model United Nations (SAIMUN) in Dublin and the Royal Russel School Model United Nations (RRSMUN) in Croydon.

Other activities

Terenure College is renowned not only for its schoolboy rugby, but also for badminton, tennis, cricket, athletic, swimming, golf and numerous other sports teams which have won several regional and national competitions. The college has a strong history of drama as pupils, such as Dave Allen and Donal McCann, therefore it has been a natural tradition to encourage drama in the school, which all year levels are encouraged to participate in, including the senior college play, which is conducted with Our Lady's Girls Secondary School pupils each year. The school also has strong debating and young scientist records, and is generally considered an excellent school for additional out of class activities. The school also has an active GAA team, one of Ireland's oldest in-school teams. Photography, Amnesty International and 4th Year Toastmasters are other notable groups.

List of notable alumni

* Donal McCann, Irish & International Actor
* Girvan Dempsey, Ireland Rugby Player
* Mark Egan, rugby player and administrator
* Dave Allen, Famous BBC Comedian Of The 1970s
* Mike Murphy, Retired RTE Broadcaster, Property Developer
* Michael Hipwell, Former Ireland Rugby Player and 1971 British and Irish Lions Tourist
* Conor O'Shea, Former Ireland Rugby Player, currently a pundit and Director of the RFU Academy
* Niall Hogan, Former Ireland Rugby Captain
* John Boyne, author of many novels, including The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
* Alan Breheny, Irish representative in Miss International Queen, the worlds premiere transvestite award ceremony [http://www.missinternationalqueen.com/home.htm]
* The Coronas, Irish chart topping band.
* Jamie Jenkinson, Inventor & Successful Dragons Den Entrepruener [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2006/07/16/story15689.asp ¹]
* Anthony Stokes, Irish International and Sunderland Football Player
* Michael McElhatten, Irish actor
* Ken Murphy, Director General of the Law Society of Ireland
* Conal Keaney, Dublin Gaelic Footballer
* Peter Lawrie, Irish Professional Golfer
* Tom Noonan, Chief Executive of Maxol
* Tony Scott, President of the Royal Dublin Society
* David Blaney, Bristol Rugby Player
* Lorcan Cranitch, Irish Actor
* Mr Justice Iarfliath O'Neill, Irish High Court Judge
* John Boyne, Author of 'The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas'
* Michael Cullen, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Beacon Medical Group
* Fergus Murphy, Chief Executive of the Educational Building Society
* Ciaran Clarke, Former Ireland Rugby Player
* Nicholas Grennell, Irish Actor. I, Keano
* Professor John Crown, Irish Oncologist
* Bishop Donal Lamont, Rhodesian Bishop, Leading Anti-Apartheid Campaigner
* James Hanley, Irish Artist, member of Royal Hibernian Academy
* John McClean, director of Rugby at UCD [http://www.solomongallery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/gallery.productline/id/D7864420-F1C0-4DB0-80AA8DED2A437770]

List of Irish Rugby Internationals - Past & Present from the school

* Girvan Dempsey, Ireland Rugby Player
* Dr. Niall Hogan, Ireland Rugby Player (Captain 1995)
* Michael Hipwell, Former Ireland Rugby Player and 1971 British and Irish Lions Tourist
* Conor O'Shea, Former Ireland Rugby Player, currently a pundit and Director of the RFU Academy
*Brendan Sherry
* Ciaran Clarke, Former Ireland Rugby Player
* Paul Haycock, Former Ireland Rugby Player

Trivia

* Although destroyed to make way for the construction of the 1980s wing of the school, there was originally a handball alley in the school, which was quite an oddity when first constructed.

* Originally there were two grand houses on the Terenure College estate, although Terenure House is the only to survive today, having been reconstructed in 1777. It is of a Georgian design on a small scale to houses such as Castletown House, County Kildare, which shares a vaguely similar reception area layout and design.

*In 1949 a second Carmelite College was begun at Moate in County Westmeath. It is now a co-educational secondary school with three hundred pupils.

* The school is rumoured to have harboured members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood during the period of 1916-1922 but nothing has ever been confirmed of this.

* 40% of the students who sat the Leaving Certificate in 2007 accepted a place in an Irish University. [ [http://www.rathfarnham.com/ Rathfarnham Community Website] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.terenurecollege.ie/ Terenure College] —official website
* [http://www.carmelites.ie/ Order of the Carmelites in Ireland] —official website