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    • Liturgy
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    • Foundation
      • Introduction to Clongowes Foundation
      • Clongowes Foundation : 15 Active Years
      • Alberto Hurtado Bursary Programme and its Endowment Fund
      • Making a Gift
      • Fr. Peter Kenney SJ Legacy Society
      • Governance
      • Upcoming Events
      • Recent Correspondence
    • Clongowes History
    • Facilities
    • Past Pupils Union
    • Careers
  • Admissions
    • Admissions Overview
    • Order a Prospectus
    • Virtual Admissions
    • View Prospectus
    • How to Apply
    • International Students
    • Open Days and Visits
    • Admissions Policy
    • Fees
    • AHP Bursary
  • Academic
    • Approach to Learning
    • Curricular
    • The Bellarmine Centre
    • James Joyce Library
    • Transition Year
  • Co-Curricular
    • Sport
    • Creativity & Culture
  • Boarding
    • Living
    • Care & Wellbeing
    • Nutrition
    • Medical Care
    • COVID-19 Protocols
  • Parents
    • Reports
    • Calendar
    • Parents’ Association
    • Ladies’ Association
    • Useful Documents
    • Fee Payment
  • Clongowes News
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And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown”.

Clongowes StoriesBy Joe Curran19th January 2021Leave a comment

The King’s Speech is a very well-known film which was a huge success when first produced in 2010. It tells the story of King George VI’s struggle to overcome a…

 Light and the sound of music in Hezekiah’s Tunnel

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, FeaturedBy Joe Curran22nd December 2020Leave a comment

Readers of former encyclicals will have made the acquaintance of such luminaries as Xenophon and Tantalus  – and of Dag Hammarskjold and my Lourdes Pal – little Anne Marie. Now…

Matthew O’Donohoe – Classics Now Competition Winner

Academics, Clongowes Stories, FeaturedBy Joe Curran21st December 2020Leave a comment

Congratulations to Matthew O’Donohoe (Rudiments) who has won the Digital Myth competition run by Classics Now. The brief to students was to “reimagine ancient myths of the Greek and Roman…

Gravel football at Clongowes

Clongowes Stories, Cultural, Featured, LibraryBy Joe Curran21st December 2020Leave a comment

In September 2019, Declan O’Keeffe, College Historian, represented Clongowes at the British Society of Sport History Annual Conference in Liverpool Hope University, where he presented a paper entitled: “‘All the…

A Portrait of The TY Barista

Clongowes Stories, Featured, Transition YearBy Joe Curran16th December 2020Leave a comment

Last week a group of Transition Year (TY) students were brought to a local coffee roaster for an introduction into coffee roasting and barista techniques.  Our TY programme is rich…

Answering Pope Francis’ Call – a Parish Community’s Response.

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, FeaturedBy Joe Curran15th December 2020Leave a comment

Saturday, 12th December 2020, was a sad day for us in Clongowes as we bade good-bye to our nearest neighbours ……….. but we did so with joy in our hearts…

Annual Christmas Lunch

Clongowes Stories, Cultural, Ethos, FeaturedBy Joe Curran11th December 2020Leave a comment

On Tuesday 8th December the school gathered in prayer to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Fr Shane Daly SJ celebrated Mass at 10.45 a.m. from the Sports Hall…

Fine Art Exhibition

Clongowes Stories, Cultural, FeaturedBy Joe Curran2nd December 2020Leave a comment

Since 2006 the Clongowes Ladies Association have been organising an art exhibition in the College as a fundraiser to support the AHP Bursary Programme in the school. Over the years the…

Waiting in Faith and Hope for Love

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, FeaturedBy Joe Curran29th November 2020Leave a comment

I am always struck by the traditional cartoon in the media at the end of December as we look forward to the “new” year. Exiting stage left we see an…

Wellness Day

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, Featured, Transition YearBy Joe Curran26th November 2020Leave a comment

Our annual ‘Wellness Day’ took place on Wednesday 25th November. The Amber Flag Committee made up of staff and students worked very hard behind the scenes to make this an…

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