All Hallows College
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All Hallows College is a Roman Catholic college located in Drumcondra
, Dublin, Ireland
. All Hallows is one of six linked colleges of Dublin City University
, meaning that the college's degrees are validated and accredited by the university.
By 1973 the college had trained 4000 priests not only for Ireland but for South America, South Africa, India, Canada, Australia, the West Indies, New Zealand, the United States, England, Scotland and Wales. All-Hallows Alumni were the largest group of secular priests in California up to the late 1890s.
The academic training for a priest took seven years, three were devoted to physics, mental philosophy, languages, and English literature; the remaining four years to Sacred Scripture, history, liturgy, canon law, sacred eloquence, and the science of theology.
In autumn 1955 while on holiday in Ireland the then Senator John F. Kennedy
addressed students of All hallows at the invitation of Fr. Joseph Leonard, his speech referred to the suppression of religion in the soviet bloc.
In the 1960s, after the Second Vatican Council the college began accepting women from religious orders but then all Lay Students, offering adult education, but also certificates, degrees and diplomas in theology, humanities and pastoral studies.
In 2001 the colleges degree programmes were validated by HETAC following on from NCEA. The undergraduate degrees based on subjects was recognised by the teaching council entitling graduates to teach in secondary schools in Ireland.
In 2008 the college as with the Mater Dei, and St Patrick's College, Drumcondra became a college of Dublin City University
.
including theology
at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as personal development, and enrolls approximately 700 students. The current president of All Hallows College is Dr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., Ph.D. A Vincentian priest, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
The college's main buildings are the historic Drumcondra House
designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce
for Marmaduke Coghill
, Purcell House, O'Donnell house, and Senior house. The Architect J.J McCarthy extended the house and designed a College quadrangle, however only two sides were built. The college chapel was designed by George Ashlin
in 1876, replacing an earlier chapel by McCarthy, the south side of the chapel is dominated by Evie Hone
's stained glass window.
The college offers joint major undergraduate degree courses (where the student's two subjects are both considered majors and are both able to be used as a basis for employment) starting in September 2008. Previous to this a student had to take one major and one minor. The major having to be Theology and the minor being either philosophy, psychology or English. The undergraduate degree courses are available to school leavers via the Dept. of Educations Central Applications Office
(CAO), yet about 50% of first year students would be mature.
The college also offers a number of postgraduate programmes in theology and Social studies such as Social Justice & Public Policy, Management: Community and Voluntary Services and ecology & religion. Most of these are taught courses have graduate certificate and diploma stages prior to MA stage. The college also offers research masters and doctoral studies. All of the masters and doctoral programmes are entitled to tax relief under the government scheme.
All Hallows also runs a variety of Adult & Community Learning courses.
As part of the reaction to the closure of the aerospace company in Dublin Airport under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) a tailored degree course was provided in All Hallows for some 70 former employees.
in Chicago and St. John's University (New York) both also founded by Vincentians. The college has also engaged in programmes with Webster University, St.Louis; University of Missouri and Regis University, Denver.
A number of Non-Profit Organisations and Charities such as Volunteer Missionary Movement, Daughters of Charity Education and Training Service, Ruhama (Supporting women affected by prostitution and human trafficking), Accord Catholic Marriage Counselling, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Console (Living with Suicide) are based on campus.
(became Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland
), Dr. Daniel Moriarty, Dr. Michael Flannery, Dr. Eugene O'Connell, Dr. George Conroy, Dr. James McDevitt, Dr. Sylvester Barry, Dr. Thomas A. Bennett, Monsignor James O'Brien(St. John's College, Sydney), and Dr. Patrick Delany (Hobart), have gone on to leading positions in the Catholic Church or other Educational Institutions. Two other noteed professors at the college were the converts from Anglicanism Father Thomas Potter
, and Mr. Henry Bedford
MA.
The Architect and designer of many churches in Ireland James Joseph McCarthy was Professor of Ecclesiastical Architecture at the college.
Rev. David Moriarty
became president following the death of Fr. Hand in 1846, other presidents have included Dr Woodlock, Dr. Thomas A. Bennett D.D. O.C.C.(1803–1897), the Very Rev. Dr William Fortune (1834–1917), Rev. Thomas O'Donnell CM and more recently Fr. Kevin Rafferty CM and Mgr. Tom Lane CM(served from 1970–1982). Dr. Patrick McDevitt took over as president in 2011 from Fr. Mark Noonan C.M. (1996-2011).
Drumcondra, Dublin
Drumcondra is a residential area and inner suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It is administered by Dublin City Council.The River Tolka and the Royal Canal flow through the area.-History:...
, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. All Hallows is one of six linked colleges of Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
, meaning that the college's degrees are validated and accredited by the university.
History
The college was founded in 1842 by Reverend John Hand and since 1892 has been under the direction of Vincentians.By 1973 the college had trained 4000 priests not only for Ireland but for South America, South Africa, India, Canada, Australia, the West Indies, New Zealand, the United States, England, Scotland and Wales. All-Hallows Alumni were the largest group of secular priests in California up to the late 1890s.
The academic training for a priest took seven years, three were devoted to physics, mental philosophy, languages, and English literature; the remaining four years to Sacred Scripture, history, liturgy, canon law, sacred eloquence, and the science of theology.
In autumn 1955 while on holiday in Ireland the then Senator John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
addressed students of All hallows at the invitation of Fr. Joseph Leonard, his speech referred to the suppression of religion in the soviet bloc.
In the 1960s, after the Second Vatican Council the college began accepting women from religious orders but then all Lay Students, offering adult education, but also certificates, degrees and diplomas in theology, humanities and pastoral studies.
In 2001 the colleges degree programmes were validated by HETAC following on from NCEA. The undergraduate degrees based on subjects was recognised by the teaching council entitling graduates to teach in secondary schools in Ireland.
In 2008 the college as with the Mater Dei, and St Patrick's College, Drumcondra became a college of Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
.
Present
The College offers courses mainly in subjects aligned to religionReligion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
including theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as personal development, and enrolls approximately 700 students. The current president of All Hallows College is Dr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M., Ph.D. A Vincentian priest, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
The college's main buildings are the historic Drumcondra House
Drumcondra House
Drumcondra House in Drumcondra Dublin, is now part of All Hallows College. It was designed by the architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce was built in 1726 for Sir Marmaduke Coghill who had lived in Belvedere House now part of St. Patrick's College of Education Drumcondra...
designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce
Edward Lovett Pearce
Sir Edward Lovett Pearce was an Irish architect, and the chief exponent of palladianism in Ireland. He is thought to have initially studied as an architect under his father's first cousin, Sir John Vanbrugh. He is best known for the Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin, and his work on Castletown...
for Marmaduke Coghill
Marmaduke Coghill
Marmaduke Coghill was a member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland.-Life:...
, Purcell House, O'Donnell house, and Senior house. The Architect J.J McCarthy extended the house and designed a College quadrangle, however only two sides were built. The college chapel was designed by George Ashlin
George Ashlin
George Coppinger Ashlin was an Irish architect, particularly noted for his work on churches and cathedrals. He had an early association with leading architect E.W. Pugin.-Work:*Adelaide Memorial Church, Myshall...
in 1876, replacing an earlier chapel by McCarthy, the south side of the chapel is dominated by Evie Hone
Evie Hone
Evie Hone was a Dublin born Irish painter and stained glass artist.She was related to Nathaniel Hone and Nathaniel Hone the Younger. Her most important works are probably the East Window for the Chapel at Eton College, Windsor and My Four Green Fields, now located in Government Buildings...
's stained glass window.
The college offers joint major undergraduate degree courses (where the student's two subjects are both considered majors and are both able to be used as a basis for employment) starting in September 2008. Previous to this a student had to take one major and one minor. The major having to be Theology and the minor being either philosophy, psychology or English. The undergraduate degree courses are available to school leavers via the Dept. of Educations Central Applications Office
Central Applications Office
The Central Applications Office is the organisation responsible for overseeing most undergraduate applications in the Republic of Ireland....
(CAO), yet about 50% of first year students would be mature.
The college also offers a number of postgraduate programmes in theology and Social studies such as Social Justice & Public Policy, Management: Community and Voluntary Services and ecology & religion. Most of these are taught courses have graduate certificate and diploma stages prior to MA stage. The college also offers research masters and doctoral studies. All of the masters and doctoral programmes are entitled to tax relief under the government scheme.
All Hallows also runs a variety of Adult & Community Learning courses.
As part of the reaction to the closure of the aerospace company in Dublin Airport under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) a tailored degree course was provided in All Hallows for some 70 former employees.
Exchange Programmes
The college engages in the Erasmus student exchange programmes with Liverpool Hope University as well as Universities of Trier and Erfurt in Germany. All hallows runs study abroad programmes with a number of American Universities such as De Paul UniversityDePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
in Chicago and St. John's University (New York) both also founded by Vincentians. The college has also engaged in programmes with Webster University, St.Louis; University of Missouri and Regis University, Denver.
Facilities
The college has a dining room, student common room, computer room, the John Hand library and study facilities, students can also avail of facilities in Dublin City University and its sister colleges. Students have access to online learning via moodle. An extensive archive of the college is hosted on campus. The college has on campus accommodation available for visiting students and groups. It also has extensive Conference facilities available hosted in the Purcell House building, where seminars, conferences, and workshops are hosted.A number of Non-Profit Organisations and Charities such as Volunteer Missionary Movement, Daughters of Charity Education and Training Service, Ruhama (Supporting women affected by prostitution and human trafficking), Accord Catholic Marriage Counselling, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Console (Living with Suicide) are based on campus.
People Associated with All Hallows
Along with the founder Fr. Hand, over the years a number of eminent people have taught at or been associated with All-Hallows Dr. Bartholomew WoodlockBartholomew Woodlock
Dr. Bartholomew Woodlock DD was an Irish Catholic priest, educator and bishop, a founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Ireland....
(became Rector of the Catholic University of Ireland
Catholic University of Ireland
The Catholic University of Ireland was a Catholic university in Dublin, Ireland and was founded in 1851 following the Synod of Thurles in 1850, and in response to the Queen's University of Ireland and its associated colleges which were nondenominational...
), Dr. Daniel Moriarty, Dr. Michael Flannery, Dr. Eugene O'Connell, Dr. George Conroy, Dr. James McDevitt, Dr. Sylvester Barry, Dr. Thomas A. Bennett, Monsignor James O'Brien(St. John's College, Sydney), and Dr. Patrick Delany (Hobart), have gone on to leading positions in the Catholic Church or other Educational Institutions. Two other noteed professors at the college were the converts from Anglicanism Father Thomas Potter
Thomas Joseph Potter
Thomas Joseph Potter was an English Catholic convert an educator and writer hymns. He was born on 9 June 1828, in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. In 1847 converted to Catholicism and became a priest. He was Professor of Pulpit Eloquence and English Literature in All Hallows College, Dublin. Mr...
, and Mr. Henry Bedford
Henry Bedford
Henry Bedford was an English Catholic convert formerly attached to the Oxford Movement, was an educator and writer of many Catholic leaflets. He was born in London on October 1st, 1816. In 1835 he went to St. Peter's College, Cambridge where he obtained an MA...
MA.
The Architect and designer of many churches in Ireland James Joseph McCarthy was Professor of Ecclesiastical Architecture at the college.
Rev. David Moriarty
David Moriarty
David Moriarty was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop and pulpit orator.-Biography:Moriarty was born in Ardfert, in County Kerry, in 1812. He received his early education in a classical school of his native Diocese of Kerry and Aghadoe, and later was sent to Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France...
became president following the death of Fr. Hand in 1846, other presidents have included Dr Woodlock, Dr. Thomas A. Bennett D.D. O.C.C.(1803–1897), the Very Rev. Dr William Fortune (1834–1917), Rev. Thomas O'Donnell CM and more recently Fr. Kevin Rafferty CM and Mgr. Tom Lane CM(served from 1970–1982). Dr. Patrick McDevitt took over as president in 2011 from Fr. Mark Noonan C.M. (1996-2011).
Notable Graduates
- J. Kevin BolandJ. Kevin BolandJ. Kevin Boland is an Irish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, and he was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah in the United States.-Early history:...
, Bishop of SavannahSavannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... - Matthew GibneyMatthew GibneyBishop Matthew Gibney was born in November 1835 at Killeshandra, Cavan, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the preparatory seminary at Stillorgan and from 1857 at the Catholic Missionary College of All Hallows, Drumcondra, Dublin...
, Bishop of PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... - Father William GleesonFather William GleesonFather William Gleeson was a Roman Catholic priest, missionary, linguist, and historian.He was born January 29, 1827, in County Tipperary, Ireland, and was privately educated before entering All Hallows College at Drumcondra north of Dublin to prepare for missionary service...
linguist and CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
church historian. - John J. GlennonJohn J. GlennonJohn Joseph Glennon was an Irish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1903 until his death in 1946, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946.-Early life and ministry:...
, Archbishop of St. Louis - John TuiggJohn TuiggJohn Tuigg was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
, third bishop of PittsburghRoman Catholic Diocese of PittsburghThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is a Roman Catholic diocese. It was established in Western Pennsylvania on August 11, 1843. The diocese includes 211 parishes in the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, and Washington, an area of with a Catholic population of 719,801...