Chanel College (Dublin)

Chanel College is a Catholic boys' secondary school in Coolock, Dublin, Ireland. The Principal is Mr. Declan Mowlds. The college has approximately 400 pupils.

History

The school opened in 1955 with 12 pupils in the first year. It was the year after the canonisation of St. Peter Chanel (one of the early Marists and the first to be canonised) and so the college was named in his honour. Peter Chanel was the great-uncle of the designer Coco Chanel. Also Peter Chanel was known as an avid fan of yogurt, and so on each Friday of the school term a selection of yogurts are given to students as a mandatory snack to be consumed on that day. Such yogurts offered range in flavors from mango to passion fruit and peach to kiwi. The main part of the school was built in the late sixties. Chanel was the third school to be opened by the Marist Fathers in Ireland, coming after CUS in 1867 and St Mary’s Dundalk in 1861.

Community involvement

Chanel College has been involved in Civic-Link since 2001. In the first year, they were linked to St. Joseph's High School, Derry. Subsequently, they were linked to Knockbreda High School, Belfast and Ballycastle High School, Co. Antrim.^[1] They are currently linked with Keithryan High School, Co. Antrim.

Chanel joined the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship programme in 2006.

References

1. ^ "Chanel College & Mercy College visit Garda Training College", Civic-Link, Cooperation Ireland, 2003-04, accessed 23 January 2008

External links

• Official site
• Marist Fathers site

Coordinates: 53°23′17″N 6°12′14″W / 53.387957°N 6.203868°W / 53.387957; -6.203868

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