Belvedere College
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Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school
for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland
. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College.
The school currently has almost 1000 pupils enrolled and has a number of famous alumni in the world of the arts, politics, sport, science and business.
George Augustus Rochfort (1738–1814), who became the Second Earl of Belvedere
in 1774, built Belvedere House. The interior decoration of Belvedere House was carried out by Michael Stapleton
, a leading stucco craftsman of his time.
order. Most of the school's current teaching staff are now lay-persons, although a number of Jesuit priests and brothers take part in the school's administration and chaplaincy.
The Jesuit ethos of social justice for all and educating "men for others" are keystones of the Belvedere College culture and education philosophy. The school recently celebrated the 500th birthday of the patron saint of the college, St. Francis Xavier
.
The Jesuit educational ethos consists chiefly of seven strands:
Under these guiding principles, the College strives for the formation of well-rounded individuals, influenced by Ignatian reasoning and spirituality, and concern for humankind: the development of Men for Others. In particular, students are encouraged to take part in daily prayer, retreats, meditations, celebration of the sacraments, pilgrimages and to be actively involved in charitable activities.
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to assist the elderly and the disabled; others take part in an exchange programme with students of Saint Xavier's Collegiate School in Calcutta, India
, where they assist in homes for orphans and street-children. Belvedere's St. Vincent de Paul Society is one of the largest of any secondary school in Ireland, organising activities such as old-folks events and flat decoration in inner city Dublin. Since 1981, certain students also undertake a charity walk from Dublin to Galway
every summer in order to raise funds for Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind and The Temple Street Children's Hospital (which is located near the school). In the past, the "block-pull", as it is known, has raised over €70,000 in a single event.
An annual charitable fundraising event held by the College is the "Belvedere Sleep-Out", which takes place from December 22 to 24th each year. Students "go homeless" on Dublin's O'Connell Street
for 3 days and 2 nights. The Sleep-Out is run primarily by students from the College, with the assistance of a number of teachers, to raise funds for Focus Ireland
, The Home Again Society and Father Peter McVerry's Society for homeless boys. The students fast
for 24 hours of the Sleep-Out. The culmination of the event is Christmas
Eve midnight mass, in the college chapel. In the past, the college has managed to raise over €137,000 in a single Christmas period for the charities.
Belvedere College has an active alumni association - the Belvedere College Past Pupils' Union, the aim of which is to encourage social interchange among Belvederians and to promote the aims of the Society to which the College belongs. The Union has a number of sub-committees including the Belvedere Youth Club, which provides social, recreational and educational facilities for youth in the Dublin city centre area, and Belvedere Social Services, which provides housing for young vulnerable homeless boys who would otherwise be at grave risk, and facilitates them with opportunities for training and employment.
In 2010/2011 the Belvedere College Union established Belvedere alumni networks in the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom to support past pupils abroad and to assist with fundraising projects for the college including the college's social integrattion scheme (S.I.S.)
The annual dinner of the Union takes place on the 4th November 2011 and the president for the 2010/2011 term is Andrew Kinsella (OB 1982)
nasium, science and technology block, modern restaurant, refectory, music suite, learning resource centre, museum, chapel, oratory, theatre
, pitch, tennis courts and rugby, cricket and soccer pitches.
The college has many interactive white boards,3 computer labs, cabled and wireless networking to every classroom and many other IT features including dedicated networks for the library, Special Education, Careers, Music and Art.
football tradition, being one of the traditional "Big Three", along with Blackrock College
and Terenure College
. In 2005, for the first time in the school's history, they won both the Leinster Junior Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. Only Blackrock College
(66) have won the Leinster Senior Cup more times than Belvedere (10). They last won the Leinster Senior Cup, after beating St. Mary's College by one point in the 2008 final.
Cricket
has also, traditionally, been a strong sport within the school. The Junior Cup has been won 26 times despite the College losing the Junior Cup final for four consecutive years, 2004-2007. The Senior Cup has been won 34 times.
Belvedere's Lifesaving club is also very successful, with a number of All-Ireland and British Titles to their credit and students have successfully represented Ireland at International Lifesaving Competitions.
Basketball has also become a prominent sport in the school, with the under-19 team winning the All-Ireland Championships in 2002 and the under-16 winning the Leinster final also in 2002.
Athletics is another strong sport within the school. Belvedere are the current holder of the All-Ireland schools senior track and field trophy and have won the title for each of the past seven years. They are also the holders of numerous other titles at Leinster and West Leinster levels. Field sports are the traditional strength of the school.
1996 saw Belvedere win the Dublin Metropolitan Schools Soccer Cup defeating schools with a much stronger soccer history. The final saw them face Tallaght CS which can count Irish Internationals Robbie Keane and Jason Gavin among its alumni. The team subsequently went on to win the Leinster title that year also. The College also triumphed in the 2008 Millennium School's Cup defeating Mount Temple
. The College again won the 2010 Millennium School's Cup beating St.Michaels on penalties after drawing 3-3 in normal time.
The school has debating societies in the English, Irish, German and French languages, with German debating experiencing something of a revival in recent months, despite the College having experienced defeat at the hands of Mount Temple Comprehensive, a public school in Dublin. Belvedere has won the All-Ireland schools debating competition on a number of occasions (most recently in 2005), the L&H society Leinster Junior debating competition and also the Alliance Française debating championship and Leinster Irish debating final.
Belvedere was successful in the last ever series of Blackboard Jungle, a popular television programme on RTÉ
.
The school's Concert Choir has been in existence for many years. The Choir hosts the Annual Christmas Carol Service in December, and the Annual Musical Evening, which usually takes place in May. The Choir have undertaken recordings in RTÉ
, and have been successful at both the Feis Ceoil
and the Wesley Feis.
The College orchestra
has won events at both the Wesley Feis and the Feis Ceoil
.
(the school edition), in 2004 and the stage adaptation of Philip Pullman
's His Dark Materials
, in 2007. Other productions of note include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
, Bugsy Malone
, David Copperfield, Aladdin
, Jesus Christ Superstar
, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
, The Wind In The Willows
, Prince Caspian
and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
, Treasure Island
, Lord of the Rings and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The school motto is Per Vias Rectas translating as "By Straight Paths" and the College aspires to produce "Men for Others". Students often write "AMDG" the motto of the Society of Jesuits, i.e.: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
, on the top left of pages of their copybooks. This translates as "For the greater glory of God". Until recently the students would write "LDSetBVM" or Laus Deo Semper et Beatae Virgini Mariae (Love God forever and the Blessed Virgin Mary) on the bottom right of the same page, but this practice has largely died out. Yet the writing of AMDG in copybooks is still practised today.
The unofficial school anthem, often heard at rugby matches, is "Only In God", based on Psalm 62 in the Bible
. The song was first sung at rugby matches during the 1995 and 1996 Senior Cup Campaigns. The official anthem is less popular, entitled "Belvedere, Oh Belvedere" it was composed by a past pupil and recorded by the school choir in 1997.
The school yearbook
is known as "The Belvederian". The term Belvederian is also sometimes used to refer to attending students and Old Belvederian (OB) for alumni. Old Belvederians normally refer to their graduation by using the name of the final year in the college followed by the year as, for example, "OB 1984".
Belvedere College is the backdrop for much of James Joyce
's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
. It is a semi-autobiographical piece of work, and the teacher Mr Tate was based on Joyce's own English teacher, George Dempsey
. In the book Joyce mentions his involvement in the College Opera which continues today. The College's Dramatic Society performs four times during the academic year.
A museum http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm and archive http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives was opened in 2002 dedicated to the history of Belvedere College and its alumni.
, Surgeon Captain
Thomas Joseph Crean
VC
DSO
(1873 to 1923). He later achieved the rank of Major.
Secondary school:
Furthermore, in each year there are six classes or houses:
and formerly, but now discontinued:
So, if a student is placed in Loyola form in first year, he is in Elements Loyola, or EL. He will stay in Loyola until he graduates, from Rhetoric Loyola, or RL.
When the preparatory school was open, the naming system was different in the secondary school.
The classes were also different and with only four classes per year they were named 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, reflecting academic streaming (see below).
The college's preparatory house, too, had its own naming conventions. The house was composed of the four years of school following first holy communion:
Primary school (now closed):
Within the junior school the class names were as follows:
Up to the Seventies, both Second Grammar and senior school years were divided into classes according to an ability spectrum. In the primary school 2G Falcons was the top stream and in the senior school, the top two classes tended to take the classics and more honours Leaving Cert courses. Such streaming continued in the senior school throughout the 1980s.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for boys located on Great Denmark Street, 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...
. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College.
The school currently has almost 1000 pupils enrolled and has a number of famous alumni in the world of the arts, politics, sport, science and business.
History
Belvedere was founded in 1832.George Augustus Rochfort (1738–1814), who became the Second Earl of Belvedere
Earl of Belvedere
The title Earl of Belvedere was created in 1756 in the Peerage of Ireland. The associated titles were Baron Bellfield and Viscount Bellfield...
in 1774, built Belvedere House. The interior decoration of Belvedere House was carried out by Michael Stapleton
Michael Stapleton
Michael Stapleton is regarded as having been the most skilled stuccodore working in the neoclassical or "Adam" style that dominated Dublin interior decoration in the final decades of the 18th century.-Life:Stapleton was born in Dublin, the son of George Stapleton, who may have been a plasterer by...
, a leading stucco craftsman of his time.
Jesuit ethos
Belvedere College is run by the JesuitSociety of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
order. Most of the school's current teaching staff are now lay-persons, although a number of Jesuit priests and brothers take part in the school's administration and chaplaincy.
The Jesuit ethos of social justice for all and educating "men for others" are keystones of the Belvedere College culture and education philosophy. The school recently celebrated the 500th birthday of the patron saint of the college, St. Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
.
- Finding God in All Things
- Caring for the individual
- Showing love in deeds
- Building Christian community
- Engaging with the wider world
- Encouraging excellence
- Co-operating in Jesuit mission
Under these guiding principles, the College strives for the formation of well-rounded individuals, influenced by Ignatian reasoning and spirituality, and concern for humankind: the development of Men for Others. In particular, students are encouraged to take part in daily prayer, retreats, meditations, celebration of the sacraments, pilgrimages and to be actively involved in charitable activities.
Charitable activities
The school has a wide range of charitable activities for its students. For example, some students travel with the annual Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to LourdesLourdes
Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to assist the elderly and the disabled; others take part in an exchange programme with students of Saint Xavier's Collegiate School in Calcutta, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where they assist in homes for orphans and street-children. Belvedere's St. Vincent de Paul Society is one of the largest of any secondary school in Ireland, organising activities such as old-folks events and flat decoration in inner city Dublin. Since 1981, certain students also undertake a charity walk from Dublin to Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
every summer in order to raise funds for Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind and The Temple Street Children's Hospital (which is located near the school). In the past, the "block-pull", as it is known, has raised over €70,000 in a single event.
An annual charitable fundraising event held by the College is the "Belvedere Sleep-Out", which takes place from December 22 to 24th each year. Students "go homeless" on Dublin's O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street
O'Connell Street is Dublin's main thoroughfare. It measures 49 m in width at its southern end, 46 m at the north, and is 500 m in length...
for 3 days and 2 nights. The Sleep-Out is run primarily by students from the College, with the assistance of a number of teachers, to raise funds for Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland is a nonprofit organization based in Dublin, Republic of Ireland that provides services for homeless people.Focus Ireland was founded by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy and Rachel Collier in 1985. Its stated mission is "to advance the right of people-out-of-home to live in a place they call...
, The Home Again Society and Father Peter McVerry's Society for homeless boys. The students fast
FAST
-Primary meanings:Fast may refer to:* Fast as in high speed or velocity, may be used with anything that has a speed.* Fasting, abstaining from foodSlang:* Fast, a slang term for someone who is sexually promiscuous-Sports:...
for 24 hours of the Sleep-Out. The culmination of the event is Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Eve midnight mass, in the college chapel. In the past, the college has managed to raise over €137,000 in a single Christmas period for the charities.
Belvedere College has an active alumni association - the Belvedere College Past Pupils' Union, the aim of which is to encourage social interchange among Belvederians and to promote the aims of the Society to which the College belongs. The Union has a number of sub-committees including the Belvedere Youth Club, which provides social, recreational and educational facilities for youth in the Dublin city centre area, and Belvedere Social Services, which provides housing for young vulnerable homeless boys who would otherwise be at grave risk, and facilitates them with opportunities for training and employment.
In 2010/2011 the Belvedere College Union established Belvedere alumni networks in the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom to support past pupils abroad and to assist with fundraising projects for the college including the college's social integrattion scheme (S.I.S.)
The annual dinner of the Union takes place on the 4th November 2011 and the president for the 2010/2011 term is Andrew Kinsella (OB 1982)
Admissions
Under Irish law, school entrance exams are now prohibited. Potential students and their parents now undergo an interview with a faculty member. Preference is given to brothers of current Belvedere students and the sons of Old Belvederians. Although private and therefore fee-paying, the school awards a number of full scholarships each year (around 10-15% of the overall student number) in furtherance of the school's aim to be socially just. It is not an academic scholarship nor is it a sports scholarship. The scholarship is designed to assist those families who are not in a position to pay fees.Facilities
Facilities include a swimming pool, gymGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, science and technology block, modern restaurant, refectory, music suite, learning resource centre, museum, chapel, oratory, theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, pitch, tennis courts and rugby, cricket and soccer pitches.
The college has many interactive white boards,3 computer labs, cabled and wireless networking to every classroom and many other IT features including dedicated networks for the library, Special Education, Careers, Music and Art.
Sports
Belvedere College has a strong rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
football tradition, being one of the traditional "Big Three", along with Blackrock College
Blackrock College
Blackrock College is a Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys aged 14–18, located in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded by French missionaries in 1860, to act as a school and civil service training centre. Set in of grounds, it has an illustrious...
and Terenure College
Terenure College
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...
. In 2005, for the first time in the school's history, they won both the Leinster Junior Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. Only Blackrock College
Blackrock College
Blackrock College is a Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys aged 14–18, located in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded by French missionaries in 1860, to act as a school and civil service training centre. Set in of grounds, it has an illustrious...
(66) have won the Leinster Senior Cup more times than Belvedere (10). They last won the Leinster Senior Cup, after beating St. Mary's College by one point in the 2008 final.
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
has also, traditionally, been a strong sport within the school. The Junior Cup has been won 26 times despite the College losing the Junior Cup final for four consecutive years, 2004-2007. The Senior Cup has been won 34 times.
Belvedere's Lifesaving club is also very successful, with a number of All-Ireland and British Titles to their credit and students have successfully represented Ireland at International Lifesaving Competitions.
Basketball has also become a prominent sport in the school, with the under-19 team winning the All-Ireland Championships in 2002 and the under-16 winning the Leinster final also in 2002.
Athletics is another strong sport within the school. Belvedere are the current holder of the All-Ireland schools senior track and field trophy and have won the title for each of the past seven years. They are also the holders of numerous other titles at Leinster and West Leinster levels. Field sports are the traditional strength of the school.
1996 saw Belvedere win the Dublin Metropolitan Schools Soccer Cup defeating schools with a much stronger soccer history. The final saw them face Tallaght CS which can count Irish Internationals Robbie Keane and Jason Gavin among its alumni. The team subsequently went on to win the Leinster title that year also. The College also triumphed in the 2008 Millennium School's Cup defeating Mount Temple
Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Mount Temple Comprehensive School is a secondary school located in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, originally notable as the first multi-denominational public school under Protestant management to open in Dublin....
. The College again won the 2010 Millennium School's Cup beating St.Michaels on penalties after drawing 3-3 in normal time.
Other Co-Curricular Activities
Belvedere has numerous co-curricular and cultural activities.The school has debating societies in the English, Irish, German and French languages, with German debating experiencing something of a revival in recent months, despite the College having experienced defeat at the hands of Mount Temple Comprehensive, a public school in Dublin. Belvedere has won the All-Ireland schools debating competition on a number of occasions (most recently in 2005), the L&H society Leinster Junior debating competition and also the Alliance Française debating championship and Leinster Irish debating final.
Belvedere was successful in the last ever series of Blackboard Jungle, a popular television programme on RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
.
The school's Concert Choir has been in existence for many years. The Choir hosts the Annual Christmas Carol Service in December, and the Annual Musical Evening, which usually takes place in May. The Choir have undertaken recordings in RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
, and have been successful at both the Feis Ceoil
Feis Ceoil
Feis Ceoil is an annual Irish cultural festival of music and dance. It was first organized in 1897 by Dr. Annie Patterson and Edward Martyn. It consisted of competitions for performance and composition and was supported by all musicians of the day, both national and classical...
and the Wesley Feis.
The College orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
has won events at both the Wesley Feis and the Feis Ceoil
Feis Ceoil
Feis Ceoil is an annual Irish cultural festival of music and dance. It was first organized in 1897 by Dr. Annie Patterson and Edward Martyn. It consisted of competitions for performance and composition and was supported by all musicians of the day, both national and classical...
.
Drama
Drama productions form an integral part of Belvedere's year. Each academic year, there are four performances: A Junior Musical, a Senior Musical, a Drama Society production, and a first year play. This school has produced, amongst others, the Irish premieres of both Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
(the school edition), in 2004 and the stage adaptation of Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
's His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights , The Subtle Knife , and The Amber Spyglass...
, in 2007. Other productions of note include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1936 British film produced and directed by George King.-Plot:The film features Tod Slaughter in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins...
, Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in New York City in the Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in cinema...
, David Copperfield, Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart....
, The Wind In The Willows
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England...
, Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia is a novel for children by C. S. Lewis, written in late 1949 and first published in 1951. It is the second-published book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, although in the overall chronological sequence it comes fourth.-Plot summary:While standing on a...
and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. Written in 1950, it was published in 1952 as the third book of The Chronicles of Narnia...
, Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold". First published as a book on May 23, 1883, it was originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island; or, the...
, Lord of the Rings and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Science
The promotion of Science has become a priority for Belvedere's Board of Management. Over € 7 million has been invested in the Dargan-Maloney Science and technology block. Dr Garret FitzGerald an Old Belvederian and Senior Faculty Member of the University of Pennsylvania (one of the Ivy League Universities,& The First Medical School in The U.S.) has instituted an annual five-week scholarship to two students who excel in Transition Year science.http://www.belvederecollege.ie/pdf/BelvedereWinter06.pdfCulture of Belvedere
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus, a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church...
, on the top left of pages of their copybooks. This translates as "For the greater glory of God". Until recently the students would write "LDSetBVM" or Laus Deo Semper et Beatae Virgini Mariae (Love God forever and the Blessed Virgin Mary) on the bottom right of the same page, but this practice has largely died out. Yet the writing of AMDG in copybooks is still practised today.
The unofficial school anthem, often heard at rugby matches, is "Only In God", based on Psalm 62 in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. The song was first sung at rugby matches during the 1995 and 1996 Senior Cup Campaigns. The official anthem is less popular, entitled "Belvedere, Oh Belvedere" it was composed by a past pupil and recorded by the school choir in 1997.
The school yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
is known as "The Belvederian". The term Belvederian is also sometimes used to refer to attending students and Old Belvederian (OB) for alumni. Old Belvederians normally refer to their graduation by using the name of the final year in the college followed by the year as, for example, "OB 1984".
Belvedere College is the backdrop for much of James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialised in the magazine The Egoist from 1914 to 1915, and published first in book format in 1916 by B. W. Huebsch, New York. The first English edition was published by the Egoist Press in February 1917...
. It is a semi-autobiographical piece of work, and the teacher Mr Tate was based on Joyce's own English teacher, George Dempsey
George Dempsey (teacher)
George Dempsey was a teacher of English at Belvedere College, Dublin, Ireland, who taught English to the writer, James Joyce, during the time he attended the school. The character of Mr...
. In the book Joyce mentions his involvement in the College Opera which continues today. The College's Dramatic Society performs four times during the academic year.
A museum http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm and archive http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives was opened in 2002 dedicated to the history of Belvedere College and its alumni.
Wartime contribution
Belvedere, like many other schools in Ireland made a significant contribution to the effort of the two major world wars. Over 48 students of the college lost their lives in the First World War. Their names are listed on a new memorial in the College yard. The college also published a book entitled "The Cruel Clouds of War", which is a Roll of Honour listing Belvedere's war dead. The new war memorial was unveiled by former Taoiseach Dr. Garret Fitzgerald in 2003. 14 Students of Belvedere died between 1939 and 1945 in the Second World War. These are also listed on a memorial in the yard. One Old Belvederian has been awarded the Victoria CrossVictoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, Surgeon Captain
Captain (Royal Navy)
Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
Thomas Joseph Crean
Thomas Joseph Crean
Major Dr. Thomas Joseph Crean, VC, DSO was an Irish rugby union player, British Army soldier and doctor. During the Second Boer War, while serving with the Imperial Light Horse, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His VC medal is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum...
VC
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(1873 to 1923). He later achieved the rank of Major.
School academic structure
In Belvedere the years and classes are divided in a non standard way, reflecting the Jesuit ethos of the school and the steps towards full education. At the beginning of the academic year 2007–2008, the names of the years were changed and are now the same as other Jesuit schools in Ireland.Secondary school:
- First Year: Elements
- Second Year: Rudiments
- Third Year: Grammar
- Fourth Year: Syntax
- Fifth Year: Poetry
- Sixth Year: Rhetoric
- Discontinued seventh year: Philosophy, taught to those who were too young to attend University.
Furthermore, in each year there are six classes or houses:
- Loyola (L) - after St. Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
, the founder of the Society of JesusSociety of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. - Aylmer (A) - after Fr. Charles Aylmer, a former Headmaster of the school.
- Xavier (X) - after St. Francis XavierFrancis XavierFrancis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
, the famous Jesuit missionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
to IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the school's patron. - Kenney (K) - after Fr. Tom Kenney SJ, an early Belvedere rector.
- Finlay (F) - after Fr. George Finlay SJ, the first rector of the school, often known as the "second founder" of Belvedere.
- Scully (S) - after Fr. Tom Scully SJ, former Physics teachers in Belvedere.
and formerly, but now discontinued:
- Dempsey (D) - after George Dempsey, James JoyceJames JoyceJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
's English teacher
So, if a student is placed in Loyola form in first year, he is in Elements Loyola, or EL. He will stay in Loyola until he graduates, from Rhetoric Loyola, or RL.
When the preparatory school was open, the naming system was different in the secondary school.
- First Year: First Grammar (1G)
- Second Year: Third Syntax (3S)
- Third Year: Second Syntax (2S)
- Fourth Year: First Syntax (1S)
- Fifth Year: Poetry
- Sixth Year: Rhetoric
The classes were also different and with only four classes per year they were named 1, 1A, 2 and 2A, reflecting academic streaming (see below).
The college's preparatory house, too, had its own naming conventions. The house was composed of the four years of school following first holy communion:
Primary school (now closed):
- Third Class: Elements (Ele)
- Fourth Class: Rudiments (Rud)
- Fifth Class: Third Grammar (3G)
- Sixth Class: Second Grammar (2G)
Within the junior school the class names were as follows:
- Elements - Clonard and Durrow (previously Knights and Warriors)
- Rudiments - Tara and Kells (previously Lions and Tigers)
- Third Grammar - Ulster, Munster and Connaught (previously Pilots, Explorers and Scouts)
- Second Grammar - Xavier, Aylmer and Loyola (previously Falcons, Hawks and Eagles)
Up to the Seventies, both Second Grammar and senior school years were divided into classes according to an ability spectrum. In the primary school 2G Falcons was the top stream and in the senior school, the top two classes tended to take the classics and more honours Leaving Cert courses. Such streaming continued in the senior school throughout the 1980s.
The Arts
- Thomas BodkinThomas BodkinProfessor Thomas Patrick Bodkin was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator.Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1935 until 1952, where he acquired the...
- Director of the National Gallery of Ireland (1927–35) - Austin Clarke (poet)Austin Clarke (poet)thumb|300px|Austin Clarke Bridge in [[Templeogue]]Austin Clarke was one of the leading Irish poets of the generation after W. B. Yeats. He also wrote plays, novels and memoirs...
- Poet - Harry ClarkeHarry ClarkeHarry Clarke was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement.- History :...
- Artist http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm - Denis DevlinDenis DevlinDenis Devlin was, along with Samuel Beckett and Brian Coffey, one of the generation of Irish modernist poets to emerge at the end of the 1920s. He was also a career diplomat.-Early life and studies:...
- Poet - Owen Dudley EdwardsOwen Dudley EdwardsOwen Dudley Edwards was born in Dublin, Ireland in July 1938. He is the son of Professor Robert Dudley Edwards and brother to the Irish writer, Ruth Dudley Edwards....
- historian and literary expert on Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
, Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
and P.G. Wodehouse - William FayWilliam FayWilliam George Fay was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre....
Co-founders of the Abbey Theatre - Liam O'FlahertyLiam O'FlahertyLiam O'Flaherty was a significant Irish novelist and short story writer and a major figure in the Irish literary renaissance, born August 28, 1896, died September 7, 1984.-Biography:...
- Writer - Mark Greaney and Fergal Matthews - Members of indie rock band JJ72JJ72JJ72 were an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. After forming in 1996, they signed to Lakota Records in 1999, releasing two hit albums before splitting in 2006.-Formation & early years:...
- James JoyceJames JoyceJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
- Writer http://www.jamesjoyce.ie/detail.asp?ID=19 - Conal Holmes O'Connell O'RiordanConal Holmes O'Connell O'RiordanConal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan was an Irish dramatist and novelist.He was born in Dublin and educated at Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College. He had intended a military career until he suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a horse He moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a...
- Writer - Jimmy O'DeaJimmy O'DeaJames Augustine "Jimmy" O'Dea was an Irish actor and comedian.-Life:Jimmy O'Dea was born in Lower Bridge Street, Dublin, where his mother kept a small toy-shop. He was one of 11 children. His father was an iron-monger and had a shop in Capel Street. He was educated at Blackrock College and...
- Actor - Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford
- Sam StephensonSam StephensonSam Stephenson was an Irish architect. Many of his buildings generated considerable controversy when they were built.-Family:...
- Architect - Mervyn WallMervyn WallMervyn Wall is an Irish writer who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College and worked as a civil servant. His wife, Frances Feehan, was a music critic....
- Writer - Tim Pat CooganTim Pat CooganTimothy Patrick Coogan is an Irish historical writer, broadcaster and newspaper columnist. He served as editor of the Irish Press newspaper from 1968 to 1987...
- Historian and Journalist - John O'ConorJohn O'ConorJohn O'Conor is an Irish pianist and pedagogue, and former director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music. He is frequently cited as the greatest living interpreter of the piano music of Beethoven, having recorded his entire repertoire, including the sonatas, concerti, and bagatelles...
- Irish pianist and Beethoven master
Irish History, Politics & Law
- Kevin BarryKevin BarryKevin Gerard Barry was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising. Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.Barry's death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish...
- Irish War of IndependenceIrish War of IndependenceThe Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives - Cathal BrughaCathal BrughaCathal Brugha was an Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War and was the first Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann.-Background:...
(born Charles William St. John Burgess) - Irish War of IndependenceIrish War of IndependenceThe Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/pdf/Museumpdf/Famous%20Pupils.pdf - Richard BrutonRichard BrutonRichard Bruton is an Irish Fine Gael politician and has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin North Central constituency since 1982. He was appointed as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on 9 March 2011...
- Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
Teachta DálaTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) Deputy Leader of Fine Gael & Government Minister http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revealed-top-schools-league-table-493895.html - Garret FitzGeraldGarret FitzGeraldGarret FitzGerald was an Irish politician who was twice Taoiseach of Ireland, serving in office from July 1981 to February 1982 and again from December 1982 to March 1987. FitzGerald was elected to Seanad Éireann in 1965 and was subsequently elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD in 1969. He...
- Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
TaoiseachTaoiseachThe Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
(Prime Minister) Former Leader of Fine Gael http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/people/biography/fpeople.htm - Adrian HardimanAdrian HardimanAdrian Hardiman has been a justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland since 7 February 2000. He received the rare honour of being appointed directly from the Bar to Ireland's highest court. Many commentators were surprised by his appointment as he was a relatively young man making it likely he would...
- Supreme Court Judge - Brian LenihanBrian Lenihan, JnrBrian Joseph Lenihan was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and barrister who served in the government of Ireland as Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform from 2007 to 2008 and as Minister for Finance from 2008 to 2011...
- Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
Teachta DálaTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) - Conor LenihanConor LenihanConor Lenihan is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South West constituency from 1997 to 2011, and served as a Minister of State from 2004 to 2011. He then moved to Moscow.-Biography:...
- Fianna FáilFianna FáilFianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
Teachta DálaTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/home/index.aspx?id=8598 - William Martin MurphyWilliam Martin MurphyWilliam Martin Murphy was an Irish nationalist journalist, businessman and politician. A Member of Parliament representing Dublin from 1885 to 1892, he was dubbed 'William Murder Murphy' among Dublin workers and the press due to the Dublin Lockout of 1913...
- Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) - Chris O'MalleyChris O'MalleyChris O'Malley is a former Irish politician. He was appointed to the European Parliament in 1986 for the Dublin constituency following the resignation of Richie Ryan. He lost his seat at the 1989 European election. In 2003, he was co-opted for the Labour Party to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...
- Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
Member of European Parliament (MEP) 1986-89 - Joseph Mary PlunkettJoseph Mary PlunkettJoseph Mary Plunkett was an Irish nationalist, poet, journalist, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising.-Background:...
- Irish War of IndependenceIrish War of IndependenceThe Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
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Religion
- Desmond ConnellDesmond ConnellDesmond Connell is a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He is a former Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. He was born in Dublin....
- CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
, Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Church of Ireland has a similar role, heading the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. In both cases, the Archbishop is also Primate of Ireland...
and Primate of IrelandPrimate of IrelandThe Primacy of Ireland was historically disputed between the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin until finally settled by Pope Innocent VI. Primate is a title of honour denoting ceremonial precedence in the Church, and in the Middle Ages there was an intense rivalry between the two...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/pdf/Museumpdf/Famous%20Pupils.pdf - Blessed Dom Columba Marmion (1858–1923) - Abbot of the Maredsous AbbeyMaredsous AbbeyMaredsous Abbey is a Benedictine monastery at Denée near Namur in Belgium. It is a member of the Annunciation Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.-Foundation:...
in BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/pdf/Museumpdf/Famous%20Pupils.pdf - Fr Malachi MartinMalachi MartinMalachi Brendan Martin Ph.D. was a Catholic priest, theologian, writer on the Catholic Church, and professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. He held three doctorates and was the sole author of sixteen books covering religious and geopolitical topics, which were published in eight...
- Author and Jesuit priest
Sports
- Seán BoylanSeán BoylanSeán Boylan is a former football manager from Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland. He retired from his position as manager of the Meath GAA Senior Football team on the evening of 31 August 2005 after twenty-three years in charge...
- Former Meath GAAMeath GAAThe Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
football manager, International Rules Coach - Ger BrennanGer BrennanGer Brennan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and St Vincents. He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois. He finished the tournament with a total of 0-04. Brennan will make his...
- GAAGaelic Athletic AssociationThe Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders... - Ollie CampbellOllie CampbellSeamus Oliver Campbell was an Irish rugby union player from 1976 to 1984. He was educated at Belvedere College, a famous Irish rugby school, where he was on the teams that won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup twice in a row in 1971 and 1972...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
[ - Noel PurcellNoel Purcell (water polo player)Noel Mary Purcell was an Irish sportsman. He represented both Great Britain and Ireland as a water polo player at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics respectively....
- Water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
/ Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Tom Crean VCThomas Joseph CreanMajor Dr. Thomas Joseph Crean, VC, DSO was an Irish rugby union player, British Army soldier and doctor. During the Second Boer War, while serving with the Imperial Light Horse, he was awarded the Victoria Cross. His VC medal is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum...
DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives - Eugene DavyEugene DavyEugene O'Donnell Davy was an Irish international rugby union fly-half.Davy was born into an affluent family in County Dublin on 26 July 1904. He was one of nine surviving children of Thomas Davy, a merchant, and his wife Alice...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives - Karl MullenKarl MullenDr Karl Daniel Mullen was an Irish Rugby Union player and Consultant Gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British Lions on their 1950 tour to Australia and New Zealand....
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives - Sir Anthony O'ReillyTony O'ReillySir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly is an Irish businessman and former international rugby union player. He is known for his involvement the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, and as former CEO and Chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum%20part2.html#Archives - Cian O'ConnorCian O'ConnorCián O'Connor is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of showjumping.He won a show jumping gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was later stripped from him due to drug offences. He continues to ride....
- EquestrianEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... - Cian HealyCian HealyCian Healy born 7 October 1987 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Leinster and for the Ireland national team. He is registered to Clontarf RFC who play in AIB League Division 1...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Ian KeatleyIan KeatleyIan James T. Keatley is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup. He was capped by Ireland on their 2009 tour to North America when he lined out against Canada on 23 May 2009....
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Frank WinderFrank WinderFrank Winder was an Irish professor of biochemistry, a naturalist, and one of Ireland's leading rock climbers in the 1950s and 1960s.-Scientific career:...
- Rock climbingRock climbingRock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling... - Eoin O'MalleyEoin O'MalleyEoin O'Malley is an Irish professional rugby union player for Leinster. O'Malley plays as a Centre.-Career:O'Malley played rugby for Belvedere College and represented both Leinster schools and Ireland Schools. O'Malley earned 7 caps for the Ireland under-19 and a further 10 for the Ireland...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... - Paul O'DonohoePaul O'DonohoePaul O'Donohoe is a professional rugby union player. O'Donohoe plays at scrum half for Connacht Rugby after signing from Leinster Rugby in the Summer of 2011...
- Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Business & professional
- Garrett KelleherGarrett KelleherGarrett Kelleher is the founder and Executive Chairman of Shelbourne Development, a Dublin development and real estate firm, and is acknowledged as one of Ireland’s most innovative property entrepreneurs...
- Construction - Adrian HardimanAdrian HardimanAdrian Hardiman has been a justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland since 7 February 2000. He received the rare honour of being appointed directly from the Bar to Ireland's highest court. Many commentators were surprised by his appointment as he was a relatively young man making it likely he would...
- Justice of the Irish Supreme Courthttp://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/02/08/story768852161.asp - Sir Anthony O'Reilly - see above
- Michael ScottMichael Scott (architect)Michael Scott was an Irish architect whose buildings included the Busáras building in Dublin, the Abbey Theatre, and Tullamore Hospital....
- Architect
Broadcasting
- Sir Terry WoganTerry WoganSir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
- Broadcasterhttp://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm#Thefollowing - John BowmanJohn BowmanJohn Bowman PhD is an Irish historian and a long-standing broadcaster and presenter of current affairs and political programmes with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He chaired the audience-participation political programme Questions and Answers on RTÉ One for 21 years...
- Broadcasterhttp://www.ilsu.ie/documents/Conf05/ConfBrochure.pdf - Henry KellyHenry KellyPatrick Henry Kelly is an Irish television presenter and radio DJ.Henry Kelly was born in Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland. He was educated at Belvedere College SJ, and at University College Dublin where he was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society...
- Television Presenter and Radio Disc Jockey - Ian DempseyIan DempseyIan Michael Dempsey is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio. He is the long-running presenter of the breakfast show on Today FM, self-titled The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, which runs from 07:00 - 09:00 each weekday morning...
- Radio Disc Jockey with Today FMToday FMRadio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station which is available nationally. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
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Knighthoods
- Sir Anthony O'ReillyTony O'ReillySir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly is an Irish businessman and former international rugby union player. He is known for his involvement the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, and as former CEO and Chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of...
- see above - http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm#Thefollowing - Sir Terry WoganTerry WoganSir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
- see above - http://www.belvederecollege.ie/Museum1.htm#Thefollowing
Peers
- Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford
- Edward Melchior Pakenham, Lord Silchester