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…
Read MoreAD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM
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…
Read MoreCongratulations 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…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreLast 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…
Read MoreSaturday, 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreSince 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreOur 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreIt was an enjoyable, albeit wet and windy, autumnal afternoon for our Annual Triangle Race which took place on Sunday, October 15th. While none of the remarkable Jack O’Leary’s (OC’16)…
Read MoreIn the lead-in to our annual mid-term break, Clongowes hosted our two annual Kairos Retreats simultaneously. The retreats had been initially scheduled to happen in the beautiful northern surroundings of…
Read MoreThe recent refurbishment of the College Infirmary could not have been completed at a more significant time in this year of the Covid 19 pandemic. It means we can now offer…
Read MoreWhat is the Academy? The Clongowes Academy was set up by Fr Hilary Lawton, Prefect of Studies, back in the 1950s as a modern-day version of Plato’s Academy from Ancient…
Read MoreThere is always a great sense of achievement for all parties in a school – Students – Teachers – Administration – Parents/Guardians – when the Hallow’een [Eve of All Saints’…
Read MoreAs Autumn closes in and Summer weather gives way to crisp afternoons and frosty mornings we are handing the Duck Push batton over to Syntax 2021. We want to thank…
Read MoreThe inaugural Clongowes TY Sports Week took place before midterm with a jam-packed itinerary of exciting and challenging sport-related activities. The boys were met with generally good weather which will…
Read MoreNiall de Burca, Ireland’s foremost traditional storyteller has visited us here at Clongowes since 2009. He has performed in many of our spaces over this time – The James Joyce…
Read MoreThe 4th annual Climate Action Week took place from October 12th to 18th and activities in Clongowes were led by our Green Schools Committee. The annual awareness campaign on climate…
Read MoreOur annual sports day took place on September 21st much to the excitement of the students. The boys were blessed with good weather and offered some welcome reprieve from the…
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