Clongowes Stories

14th March 2016

On a brisk Monday morning (7th March) Ms Margaret Doyle, Mr Colm Maloney and three representatives from Poetry, Conor Galvin, Brian Murphy and Sean McCrohan, travelled to Croke Park to the National Flag Post-Primary Presentation ceremony, organised by the Thomas Francis Meagher foundation as a part of the 1916 centenary commemorations. The 7th March was…read article

10th March 2016

Clongowes Traditional Irish Music Group Receive Award from Trócaire. The Clongowes Wood College Traditional Irish music group has received a Special Recognition award from Trócaire in appreciation for their fundraising activities. The group has raised almost €1,500 as part of the ‘Trad for Trócaire’ campaign. Traditional Irish music brings people together in a very positive…read article

7th March 2016

CWC 15: St Michael’s 20. Alas the Clongowes Juniors JUST came up short when falling to St Michael’s in a closely contested semi-final at Donnybrook yesterday. Unlike the previous round, the late try scored by Barry Dooley following a trademark break by full back John Maher was not sufficient to allow a determined Clongowes side…read article

2nd March 2016

Roscrea 24 Clongowes 18 Sad to relate the Clongowes’ Senior Team was unable to emulate the last minute heroics of their junior colleagues at Donnybrook yesterday as they made their exit from the cup following a narrow defeat to holder’s Roscrea in a semi final that was in doubt until the last kick of the…read article

29th February 2016

Murder, suspense, intrigue, ambition and power? Sound familiar? No, we are not talking about Macbeth as you know it, but ‘Macbeth Unlimited’ adapted by Syntax and to be performed on Thursday and Friday, March 10th and 11th at 19.00 in the Music Performance Area. We are all familiar with Macbeth, the warrior hero who kills…read article

29th February 2016

It will come as no surprise to regular readers of Clongowes Digest to learn that Gary Skinner (Poetry) represented Ireland in February (12th to the 21st) at the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. He took part in four events, Super-G, Alpine Combined, Giant Slalom and Slalom where he reached speeds of 80 to…read article

26th February 2016

What a finish! Goodness what a finish! A game that had ebbed and flowed for 59 action-packed minutes was tied at 26 points apiece at the death and flowing in favour of Monkstown as they neared the Clongowes line with intent. We would be fibbing to say that we wouldn’t have settled for a replay…read article

24th February 2016

The Poetry physics and applied maths classes welcomed Professor James Gleeson back to Clongowes for his second visit with this year’s mathematical modelling group. The boys have been working since October on the problems which the Professor set for them and he returned with great interest to see what kind of progress had been made on…read article

11th February 2016

‘The Clongowes Union means the desire of Old Clongownians by coming together to be able to renew old memories [and] to see once again old familiar faces’. These words of John Redmond, M.P., (Vice-President) proposing the toast of the Clongowes Union at the second annual dinner, continue to ring true in the ears of Old…read article

11th February 2016

Conditions were bright but chilly in Santry last Wednesday (February 10th) for the Leinster Cross Country finals where Jack O’Leary was attempting to retain his senior crown. Although the race was a tactically tight and cagey affair for the first half of the 6,000 meters, Jack made a decisive move at the right time to…read article