Light and the sound of music in Hezekiah’s Tunnel
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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…
Remembrance Mass
The Annual Remembrance Mass for deceased Old Clongownians, members of staff and Jesuits of Clongowes took place on Sunday, November 15th in the Sports Hall. The Mass was streamed live…