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Established
  
1864

Years offered
  
1st - 7th

Colour(s)
  
Blue and White

Number of students
  
500

Principal
  
Ms. Audrey O’Byrne

Gender
  
Male and Female

Motto
  
Inter Mutanda Constantia

Founded
  
1864

Rockwell College Rockwell College Boys and Girls Secondary School Boarding and

President
  
Fr. Jack Meade, C.S.Sp.

Headquarters
  
Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

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Rockwell College, founded in 1864, is a private Catholic secondary school near Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. It offers a day school as well as full boarding. The school has a proud rugby tradition and has won the Munster Schools Senior Cup 26 times and the Munster Schools Junior Cup 19 times. Rockwell is run by the Spiritans. Its list of former pupils and teachers includes two Presidents of Ireland.

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Rockwell College Rockwell College Boys and Girls Secondary School Boarding and

Politics

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  • Michael Ahern, former Junior Minister for Industry and Commerce and currently TD for Cork East
  • Dr. Henry Barniville, Senator and Professor of Anatomy in University College Dublin
  • Andrew Boylan, former Fine Gael TD for Cavan–Monaghan
  • Ruairí Brugha, Fianna Fáil TD, Senator and MEP
  • Dr. Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland 1976-1990
  • Dr. Maurice Manning, Chancellor of National University of Ireland, former Fine Gael Senator and President of the Irish Human Rights Commission
  • Enda Marren, Fine Gael trustee and Member of Irish Council of State
  • Seán McCarthy, former Minister of State for Finance and Technology
  • William Quirke, former Fianna Fáil Senator and Tipperary IRA leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War.
  • Thomas Walsh, former Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow–Kilkenny
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  • Maurice Collins, SC
  • Mr. Justice David Keane, Judge of the High Court
  • Fionán Lynch, former Circuit Court Judge and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael
  • Mr. Justice John L. Murray, former Chief Justice of Ireland, former judge of the Irish Supreme Court, former judge of the European Court of Justice, former Attorney General of Ireland, and current Chancellor of the University of Limerick.
  • Former Attorney General John Rogers SC
  • Sean Whelan, BL and former Irish Ambassador to Turkey
  • Judge Desmond Zaiden, Judge of the District Court
  • Hugh Garvey, RIP. former Managing Partner of LK Shields, Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2.

    • Business

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  • Richie Boucher, CEO of the Bank of Ireland
  • Karl Llewellyn, CEO of E-com Interaction
  • Mark Moran, former Chairman of the EBS Building Society and Chairman of Mater Private Hospital
  • John Riordan, former Chief Executive of UPC Broadband and Chorus Digital
  • Brody Sweeney, CEO of O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bars and Fine Gael candidate in 2007 election

    • Sport

  • Patrick Butler, rugby player
  • Jack Clarke, footballer
  • Michael Dargan, international cricketer and rugby player
  • Willie Duggan, rugby international
  • Michael "Mick" Fitzgibbon, rugby international
  • Denis Fogarty, rugby player
  • John Fogarty, rugby international
  • Gary Halpin, rugby international
  • Denis Leamy, rugby international
  • Pat McGrath, hurler
  • Paul McNaughton, currently manager of the Irish rugby team
  • Mark Melbourne, rugby player
  • David Sheehan, winner, Walker Cup in 1973
  • Walter Swinburn, jockey, who won 8 British Classics, including the 1981 Derby with Shergar
  • Phil Conway, Irish Olympian who represented Ireland at 1972 Munich Olympics.

    • Others

  • Cardinal Michael Browne, O.P.
  • Monsignor Pádraig de Brún, former President of National University of Ireland, Galway
  • Fr. Denis Fahey
  • John M. Feehan, author and publisher
  • Fr. Aengus Finucane, former Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide, was a teacher
  • Seán McCarthy - Broadcaster, writer, poet, actor and presenter of RADIO IRISH New York City.
  • Thomas MacDonagh - poet, teacher and co-leader of 1916 Rising, for which he was executed.
  • Lieut. General Colm Mangan - former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces,
  • Pádraic Ó Conaire, writer
  • Liam O'Flaherty, writer
  • Kevin Roche, architect
  • Richard Rice, architect
  • Gabriel Rosenstock, writer
  • Éamon de Valera - Taoiseach and President of Ireland, was a teacher at the school.

    • Roll of Honour

    The following is a list of Rockwell College alumni who have been included in the college's Roll of Honour, which records achievement in specific fields.

    Olympians

  • Philip Conway (Class of 1965), 1972 Munich Olympics
  • Malachy Sheridan (Class of 1983), 1192 Albertville Winter Olympics

    • Walker Cup (Golf)

  • David Sheehan (Class of 1957), 1963 Cup
  • Arthur Pierce (Class of 1969), 1983 Cup

    • Irish Rugby Internationals

  • John Ryan, 1897-1904
  • Mike Ryan, 1897-1904
  • Dr. Paddy Stokes, 1913-1922
  • Decco Browne, 1920
  • Joseph J. O’Connor, 1933-1938
  • Bertie O’Hanlon, 1947-1950
  • Michael Dargan, 1952
  • David McSweeney, 1955
  • Timothy McGrath, 1956-1961
  • Michael English, 1958-1963
  • Frank Byrne, 1962
  • Pat McGrath, 1965-1967
  • John Moroney, 1968-1969
  • Willie Duggan, 1975-1984
  • Paul McNaughton, 1978-1981
  • Garry Halpin, 1990-1995
  • Jack Clarke, 1991-1992
  • Michael Fitzgibbon, 1992
  • Gabriel Fulcher, 1994-1998
  • Denis Leamy, 2004
  • John Fogarty, 2010

    • British and Irish Lions

  • Michael English, 1959
  • Willie Duggan, 1977

    • Ireland's Women's Rugby International

  • Patrique Kelly, 2000-2008

    • Ireland Schoolboy Rugby Internationals

  • Michael Quid, 1975
  • Patrick Curran, 1976
  • John Duggan, 1977
  • Michael O'Connor, 1980
  • Michael Fitzgibbon, 1982
  • Gary Halpin, 1983
  • John Riordan, 1984
  • Brian McGoey, 1986
  • Jack Clarke, 1986
  • Frank Fitzgerald, 1990
  • Denis O’Dowd, 1990
  • John Fogarty, 1996
  • Denis Leamy, 1998
  • Diarmuid O’Riordan, 2000
  • James Clifford, 2001
  • Denis Fogarty, 2001
  • Jim Mackessy, 2001
  • Peter Shallow, 2004
  • James Ryan, 2007
  • Paddy Butler, 2008
  • Shane Buckley, 2009-10
  • JJ Hanrahan, 2009-10
  • Sean McCarthy, 2010-11

    • Munster Senior Cup Winners

  • P Kenny, 1910
  • L O'Grady, 1912
  • D Heelin, 1914
  • J Henerby, 1915
  • T Brockert, 1928
  • W Kenendy, 1930
  • M O'Donohue, 1940
  • M Dunne, 1942
  • M Brosnan, 1950
  • D Hale, 1953
  • T Coffey, 1955
  • M Butler, 1959
  • P Leyden, 1960
  • T Houlohan, 1961
  • Joe Cummiskey, 1964
  • D Houlohan, 1967
  • D Ormond, 1970
  • Conor Slattery, 1985
  • E Macken, 2001
  • Cian O'Donnell, 2011

    • Ireland Schoolboy Soccer International

  • Peter Acheson, 2007

    • References

    Rockwell College Wikipedia
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