Synge Street CBS
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Synge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers
School in Dublin 8, Ireland
. It was founded in 1864.
. The present building replaced a row of houses, used for class-rooms, and was opened in the late 1960s: it was extended in the 1980s. The school is situated on most of a city block and includes a Christian Brothers monastery which also houses a number of retired Brothers who have served in various other schools.
, hurling
and judo
teams and until recently had a very strong under 18's soccer team winning Leinster Trophies and representing the school in many tournaments including the Schools World Cup in Israel
, which Synge Street represented Ireland in 1993. They finished the competition in sixth place and took the fair play award. On the way to the Leinster trophy, the school beat other Dublin schools such as Drimnagh Castle
. They then went on to win an all Ireland competition before representing Ireland in the school's world cup in 1993. The school has a very strong soccer tradition producing many great players including Ireland international, Andy Reid
and Drogheda United
, former Celtic
goalkeeper Paul Skinner
and also Billy Whelan one of the Busby Babes
that died in the Munich air disaster
.
.
also based in Dolphin's Barn
, which although a club which was independent of the school, originally set up for Saint Kevin's Parish, it assumed the role of the school's hurling team, with most of its squads being filled with boys from the school.
competition and their main science teacher Jim Cooke is considered one of the best science teachers in Ireland, receiving many awards in his field. The school has won the overall contest of the Esat Young Scientist competition on several occasions. The most recent occasion was in 2007 when Somalia
-born Abdusalam Abubakar, a 3rd year student, who became one of the youngest winners of the BT Young Scientist of the Year Award and later went on to win the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
for his project, which was entitled An Extension of Wiener’s Attack on RSA. In 2009, Andrei Triffo took Individual Honours winning the Intel Travel Award, the fourth for Synge Street in the last 5 years. Other notable past teachers of the school included Francis MacManus
, one of his pupils James Plunkett
went onto be a famous writer.
The first ever Young Scientist Exhibition
was held in the Mansion House, Dublin
in 1965: 230 students participated and 5,000 people attended. One of the co-founders was Fr. Tom Burke who was himself a past pupil, from the class of 1941.
" (translated "Act Manly") and is a standard used by many Christian Brothers' schools throughout the world.
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
School in Dublin 8, 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 was founded in 1864.
Primary school
The primary section caters for boys from seven to twelve years. It is called Sancta Maria CBS. It opened in 1954.Secondary school
The official name for the secondary school is St Paul's Secondary School, Heytesbury StreetHeytesbury Street
Heytesbury Street is a tree-lined inner city street in a fashionable area in Portobello, Dublin, Ireland named after William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury , Lord Lieutenant...
. The present building replaced a row of houses, used for class-rooms, and was opened in the late 1960s: it was extended in the 1980s. The school is situated on most of a city block and includes a Christian Brothers monastery which also houses a number of retired Brothers who have served in various other schools.
Sports
The school has also produced many great soccer, gaelic footballGaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
, hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
and judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
teams and until recently had a very strong under 18's soccer team winning Leinster Trophies and representing the school in many tournaments including the Schools World Cup in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, which Synge Street represented Ireland in 1993. They finished the competition in sixth place and took the fair play award. On the way to the Leinster trophy, the school beat other Dublin schools such as Drimnagh Castle
Drimnagh Castle
Drimnagh Castle is a Norman castle located in Drimnagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is the only remaining castle in Ireland with a flooded moat around it; this moat is fed by a small local river, the Bluebell...
. They then went on to win an all Ireland competition before representing Ireland in the school's world cup in 1993. The school has a very strong soccer tradition producing many great players including Ireland international, Andy Reid
Andy Reid
Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, a post he has held since 1999. Since 2001, he has also been the team's executive vice president of football operations...
and Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....
, former Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
goalkeeper Paul Skinner
Paul Skinner
Paul Skinner is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.-Early career:...
and also Billy Whelan one of the Busby Babes
Busby Babes
The Busby Babes were a group of Manchester United players, recruited and trained by the club's chief scout Joe Armstrong and assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who progressed from the club's youth team into the first team under the management of the eponymous Matt Busby.The Busby Babes were notable...
that died in the Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes",...
.
Gaelic Football
Until 1999, past pupils of the school played together in a unique club - Synge Street Past Pupils GFC. The club would only register players who had formerly been pupils at the school. In 1999 the club merged with Templeogue GFC to form Templeogue Synge Street GFCTempleogue Synge Street
Templeogue Synge Street is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dublin, Ireland. Synge Street Past Pupils G.F.C was founded in 1945 and Templeogue G.F.C formed in 1978. The two clubs were merged in 1999. They won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship in 2008 giving them a coveted...
.
Hurling
There is also Kevin's Hurling clubKevin's Hurling club
Kevins is a hurling club based in Dolphin's Barn in Dublin's south inner city, Ireland.-History:Kevins began promoting hurling and camogie in Dolphin's Barn and Dublin's south inner city in 1902. Kevins hurling club was founded in 1902. It evolved from the Craobh Chaoimhín of Conradh na Gaeilge....
also based in Dolphin's Barn
Dolphin's Barn
Dolphin's Barn is an inner city suburb of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city in the Dublin 8, and partially in the Dublin 12, postal district. Its name derives from a family named Dolphyn who once owned a storehouse there. Surrounding areas include The Liberties, Inchicore,...
, which although a club which was independent of the school, originally set up for Saint Kevin's Parish, it assumed the role of the school's hurling team, with most of its squads being filled with boys from the school.
Young Scientists
The school has one of the best success rates in the Young ScientistYoung Scientist and Technology Exhibition
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition , commonly called "the Young Scientist", is an annual competition that has been held in Dublin, Ireland every January since 1965 for encouraging interest in science in secondary and primary schools, currently sponsored by BT Ireland...
competition and their main science teacher Jim Cooke is considered one of the best science teachers in Ireland, receiving many awards in his field. The school has won the overall contest of the Esat Young Scientist competition on several occasions. The most recent occasion was in 2007 when Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
-born Abdusalam Abubakar, a 3rd year student, who became one of the youngest winners of the BT Young Scientist of the Year Award and later went on to win the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
European Union Contest for Young Scientists
The European Union Contest for Young Scientists is a science fair, initiated by the European Commission. It is a part of the European Union Framework Programmes on Research, and is managed by the Directorate General for Research in the European Commission....
for his project, which was entitled An Extension of Wiener’s Attack on RSA. In 2009, Andrei Triffo took Individual Honours winning the Intel Travel Award, the fourth for Synge Street in the last 5 years. Other notable past teachers of the school included Francis MacManus
Francis MacManus
Francis MacManus was an Irish novelist and broadcaster.Born in Kilkenny, MacManus was educated in the local Christian Brothers School and later at St. Patrick's College, Dublin and University College Dublin...
, one of his pupils James Plunkett
James Plunkett
James Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett , was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.Plunkett grew up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre...
went onto be a famous writer.
The first ever Young Scientist Exhibition
Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition , commonly called "the Young Scientist", is an annual competition that has been held in Dublin, Ireland every January since 1965 for encouraging interest in science in secondary and primary schools, currently sponsored by BT Ireland...
was held in the Mansion House, Dublin
Mansion House, Dublin
The Mansion House on Dawson Street, Dublin, is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715.-Features:The Mansion House's most famous features include the "Round Room", where the First Dáil assembled on 21 January 1919 to proclaim the Irish Declaration of Independence...
in 1965: 230 students participated and 5,000 people attended. One of the co-founders was Fr. Tom Burke who was himself a past pupil, from the class of 1941.
Motto
The school motto is "Viriliter AgeViriliter Age
Viriliter age is a Latin phrase often used as a motto; translated as Act Courageously, lit. Act Manfully. The origins of the phrase and the context for its use are from Psalm 26. It is or has been the official motto of the following institutions:*[St. John The Baptist High School Thane,...
" (translated "Act Manly") and is a standard used by many Christian Brothers' schools throughout the world.
Notable former pupils
- Eamonn AndrewsEamonn AndrewsEamonn Andrews, CBE , was an Irish television presenter based in the United Kingdom.-Life and career:...
, television presenter - Niall AndrewsNiall AndrewsNiall Andrews was an Irish politician. He served as a Teachta Dála and Member of the European Parliament for the Fianna Fáil party....
, politician - Harry BolandHarry BolandHarry Boland was an Irish Republican politician and member of the First Dáil.-Early life:Boland was born in Phibsboro, Dublin on 27 April 1887. He was active in GAA circles in early life, and ultimately joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood...
, Irish Volunteer, his brother GeraldGerald BolandGerald Boland was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A founder-member of the party, he served in a number of Cabinet positions, most notably as the country's longest-serving Minister for Justice.-Early life:...
also hurled for the first Kevin's Hurling clubKevin's Hurling clubKevins is a hurling club based in Dolphin's Barn in Dublin's south inner city, Ireland.-History:Kevins began promoting hurling and camogie in Dolphin's Barn and Dublin's south inner city in 1902. Kevins hurling club was founded in 1902. It evolved from the Craobh Chaoimhín of Conradh na Gaeilge....
team - Rory BradyRory BradyRory Brady was a barrister. He was Attorney General of Ireland from 2002 to 2007, and also served on the Council of State. Internationally, he sat on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He was later a visiting fellow at Harvard University in the United States...
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, television and radio presenter - John CoadyJohn CoadyJohn Coady is a former Irish footballer who played at both the left back position and in left midfield.John is a lifelong Shamrock Rovers supporter and so was delighted to make his debut on the 31st of October 1982 away to University College Dublin A.F.C. and scored twice in a 2-2 draw...
, footballer - John ConnollyJohn Connolly (author)John Connolly is an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker.-Life and works:...
, author - Liam CosgraveLiam CosgraveLiam Cosgrave is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach and as Leader of Fine Gael . He was a Teachta Dála from 1943 to 1981....
, politician - Donnacha O'DeaDonnacha O'DeaDonnacha "The Don" O'Dea is an Irish professional poker player. In his youth he was a swimmer, and represented Ireland in the 1968 Olympics. He was also the first Irish swimmer to swim 100m in less than one minute...
, Irish professional poker player & olympic Swimmer - Robert Dudley EdwardsRobert Dudley EdwardsRobert Walter Dudley Edwards was an Irish historian.-Biography:Robert Walter Dudley Edwards, known to his friends as Robin and his students as 'Dudley' was born in Dublin. His father was Walter Dudley Edwards, a journalist who came to Ireland with his wife, Bridget Teresa MacInerney from Clare,...
, historian - Louis Elliman, Past owner of the Gaiety Theatre and Theatre RoyalTheatre Royal, DublinAt one stage in the history of the theatre in Britain and Ireland, the designation Theatre Royal or Royal Theatre was an indication that the theatre was granted a Royal Patent without which theatrical performances were illegal...
- Paddy FinucanePaddy FinucaneWing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane DSO, DFC & Two Bars , known as Paddy Finucane, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot...
, Second World War fighter pilot - Charles B. FitzsimonsCharles B. FitzsimonsCharles B. Fitzsimons was an Irish actor who emigrated to the United States, where he became a film producer after ending his acting career. Fitzsimons was the younger brother of famed actress Maureen O'Hara...
, actor - Don GivensDon GivensDaniel Joseph "Don" Givens is a football player and coach, and former Republic of Ireland U21 team manager...
, footballer - Pearse HutchinsonPearse HutchinsonPearse Hutchinson is an Irish poet, broadcaster and translator.-Childhood and education:Pearse Hutchinson was born in Glasgow. His father, Harry Hutchinson, a Scottish printer whose own father had left Dublin to find work in Scotland, was Sinn Féin treasurer in Glasgow and was interned in Frongoch...
, poet - Eddie JordanEddie JordanEdmund "Eddie" Jordan also known as "EJ" founded and owned Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005...
, motor racing boss - John JordanJohn Jordan (poet)John Jordan was an Irish poet born in Dublin on 8 April 1930. He was educated at Synge Street CBS, University College, Dublin and Pembroke College, Oxford. In his teens he acted on the stage of the Gate Theatre, Dublin, before winning a Scholarship in English and French to Oxford University from...
, poet - David KellyDavid Kelly (actor)David Kelly is an Irish actor, who has been in regular film and television work since the 1950s.-Acting career:Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in Theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959...
, actor - Liam LawlorLiam LawlorLiam Aloysius Lawlor was an Irish politician who resigned from the Fianna Fáil political party following a finding by a Party standards committee that he had failed to co-operate with its investigation into planning irregularities, and subsequently came into conflict with the Mahon Tribunal.-Early...
, politician - Peter LennonPeter LennonPeter Lennon was an Irish journalist and film director, probably best known as director of the social history documentary film Rocky Road to Dublin...
, director of the film Rocky Road to DublinRocky Road to Dublin (film)Rocky Road to Dublin is a 1967 documentary film by Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon and French cinematographer Raoul Coutard, examining the contemporary state of the Republic of Ireland, posing the question, "what do you do with your revolution once you've got it?" It argues that Ireland was... - Dermot McCarthyDermot McCarthyDermot McCarthy is the Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach . He occupies two of the three most senior offices in the Irish Civil Service....
, senior civil servant - Hugh McFaddenHugh McFaddenHugh McFadden is an Irish poet, literary editor, executor and freelance journalist.-Early life:McFadden was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, where he lived briefly, and then moved to County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, before moving to Dublin...
, poet - Jack McGowran, actor
- Mike Murphy (broadcaster)
- Eamon MorrisseyEamon Morrissey (actor)Eamon Morrissey is an Irish actor, best known for his comic performances on stage and television.-Early life:An only child, Morrissey was born in Dublin and grew up in the suburb of Ranelagh. His parents encouraged his early interest in stage performance and he won several medals for his...
, actor - Jim NortonJim Norton (actor)Jim Norton is an Irish character actor.-Performances:Jim Norton has been acting for over forty years in theatre, television, and movies, and frequently plays clergymen, most notably Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted, as well as in The Sweeney , Peak Practice , Sunset Heights , A Love Divided...
, Actor - Charlie O'ConnorCharlie O'ConnorCharles "Charlie" O'Connor is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South West constituency from 2002 to 2011. Mr. O'Connor is also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council....
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TDTeachta 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... - Aindrias Ó CaoimhAindrias Ó Caoimh (barrister)Aindrias Ó Caoimh is an Irish Judge of the European Court of Justice and immediately prior to this was a Judge of the High Court from 1999 to 2004...
, Judge of the High Court - Cearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó DálaighCearbhall Ó Dálaigh served as the fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976. He resigned in 1976 after a clash with the government. He also had a notable legal career, including serving as Chief Justice of Ireland.- Early life :Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, one of four children, was born on 12 February...
, former President of IrelandPresident of IrelandThe President of Ireland is the head of state of Ireland. The President is usually directly elected by the people for seven years, and can be elected for a maximum of two terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the President does exercise certain limited powers with absolute... - Brian O'Nolan, who wrote under the pseudonymPseudonymA pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Flann O'Brien - Anton O'TooleAnton O'TooleAnton O'Toole is a former GAA All Star and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner with Dublin. He formerly worked in the IT Department at Guinness Breweries in Dublin...
, footballer - Milo O'SheaMilo O'Shea-Early life:He was born and raised in Dublin and educated by the Christian Brothers at Synge Street, along with his friend Donal Donnelly.He was discovered in the 1950s by Harry Dillon, who ran the "37 Theatre Club" on the top floor of his shop The Swiss Gem Company, 51 Lower O'Connell Street...
, actor - James PlunkettJames PlunkettJames Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett , was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.Plunkett grew up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre...
, writer - Noel PurcellNoel Purcell (actor)Noel Purcell was an Irish film and television actor.-Career:Purcell began his show business career at the age of 12 in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Later, he toured Ireland in a vaudeville act with Jimmy O'Dea....
, actor - Andy ReidAndy Reid (footballer)Andrew Matthew "Andy" Reid is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship. He plays as a midfielder and has also represented the Republic of Ireland.-Personal life:...
, footballer - Cornelius RyanCornelius RyanCornelius Ryan, was an Irish journalist and author mainly known for his writings on popular military history, especially his World War II books: The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 D-Day , The Last Battle , and A Bridge Too Far .-Early life:Ryan was born in Dublin and educated at Synge Street CBS,...
, writer - Richie RyanRichie Ryan (politician)Richie Ryan is a former Irish Fine Gael politician.Richie Ryan was born in Dublin in 1929. He was educated at Synge Street CBS, University College Dublin, where he studied economics and jurisprudence, and the Incorporated Law School of Ireland subsequently qualifying as a solicitor...
, politician - Pete St. JohnPete St. JohnPete St. John is an Irish folk singer-songwriter, most notable for composing Fields of Athenry.St. John is a prolific composer of widely sung modern ballads; his other most famous song is "The Rare Ould Times"...
, Irish folk singer-songwriter - Cecil SheridanCecil SheridanCecil Sheridan was an Irish comedian and actor who performed in variety shows and pantomimes in Ireland and Great Britain during a versatile career spanning over forty years.-Early life:...
, comedian - Niall StokesNiall StokesNiall Stokes is the award-winning editor of the long-running fortnightly Ireland music and political magazine Hot Press based in Dublin. He has edited the magazine since 1977. He has been a longstanding champion of Irish music, most famously U2 in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s...
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magazine - Patrick SwiftPatrick SwiftPatrick Swift was an artist born in Dublin, Ireland. Patrick Swift was a painter and key cultural figure in Dublin and London before moving to the Algarve in southern Portugal, where he is buried in the town of Porches...
, painter. - Derek WarfieldDerek WarfieldDerek Warfield is an Irish singer, songwriter, historian, and a founding member of the musical group Wolfe Tones.-Personal life:Warfield was born the eldest of four in Inchicore, Dublin in 1943 and he was educated at Synge Street CBS. He was apprenticed as a tailor until becoming a folk musician....
, founder of the Wolfe TonesWolfe TonesThe Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band who incorporate elements of Irish traditional music in their songs. They are named after the Irish rebel and patriot Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double entendre that a wolf tone is a spurious sound... - Michael Woods, politician