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    • Liturgy
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      • 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
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    • 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
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Category Archives: Clongowes Stories

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John Redmond (1856-1918)

Clongowes Stories, Featured, News of The PastBy Clongowes Wood College7th March 20181 Comment

By far the most famous Old Clongownian in 1914, when the school was a mere century old, was John Redmond MP, who died 100 years ago on March 6th 1918. Redmond…

Macbeth Reimagined

Clongowes Stories, Cultural, FeaturedBy Clongowes Wood College5th March 2018Leave a comment

Just before the snows came and made our best-laid schemes ‘gang agley’, Poetry visited the Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin for a production of Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy Macbeth, courtesy of…

Latest News on Reopening

Clongowes StoriesBy Clongowes Wood College5th March 2018Leave a comment

LATEST INFORMATION The roads around Clongowes are passable but it is difficult to travel from Sallins to the school. The safest route to get here is via Kilcock. We are operating a…

The Dead of Winter

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, FeaturedBy Clongowes Wood College3rd March 201810 Comments

‘Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland.’ With these words James Joyce, arguably our most famous past pupil, commenced the conclusion to The Dead, arguably his most…

A Champion at the Front

Clongowes Stories, FeaturedBy Clongowes Wood College3rd March 2018Leave a comment

Although Fr Willie Doyle SJ (1873-1917) was not educated at Clongowes Wood College, he was distinctly Clongownian in nature. Our annual journal, ‘The Clongownian’ exists because of him, as he…

Hope Springs Eternal

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, Featured, Transition YearBy Clongowes Wood College1st March 2018Leave a comment

Later this month (on Thursday 15th March) seven Transition Year students along with Mr Noel Murray and Old Clongownian, Pyers O’Connor Nash (OC’69) will set off for Kolkata ‘The City of…

Cake Sale Deferred

Clongowes Stories, Transition YearBy Clongowes Wood College1st March 2018Leave a comment

Due to the adverse weather conditions, the cake sale planned for next, Sunday 4th March, has been deferred until Sunday 22nd April, when a number of students from Syntax will host…

Pool Launch Delayed

Clongowes Stories, SportsBy Clongowes Wood College1st March 2018Leave a comment

DUE TO THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO CANCEL THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE POOL THIS COMING SATURDAY (MARCH 3RD). THE HEADMASTER WILL RESCHEDULE ANOTHER DATE IN THE…

Courage and Determination

Clongowes Stories, Featured, SportsBy Clongowes Wood College27th February 2018Leave a comment

Belvedere College 26 Clongowes Wood College 7 The highest decoration given on Union Day in Clongowes is the Aloysius Award, named in honour of our patron, St Aloysius Gonzaga. The…

Duck Push Golf Classic

Clongowes Stories, Ethos, Featured, Transition YearBy Clongowes Wood College25th February 2018Leave a comment

As part of our fund raising campaign for the Clongowes Duck Push the students of Syntax are organising the Duck Push Golf Classic at the K-Club in Straffan Co. Kildare…

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