William (‘Willie’) Redmond
Nationalist politician and soldier William (‘Willie’) Hoey Redmond (13th April 1861 – 7th June 1917), nationalist politician and soldier, was born in Liverpool, but grew up in County Wexford. He attended Clongowes…
Music Award for Richard
Richard Thomas Wins Top Prize At The 2017 Trench Award Richard Thomas (OC’13) claimed the overall prize at The 2017 Trench Award with a mesmerising performance on violin during the inaugural…
Applied Science
What to do when you don’t know what to do “ It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive…
Ready for the Next Phase
Last Monday the gentlemen of Syntax spent the day in Glendalough on their Annual Retreat, where they reflected on what has been a jam-packed Year of Transition for them. The…
Tennis Success!
Congratulations to the boys of the Clongowes Minor I tennis team who overcame their opponents from St. Gerard’s in Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club last week (Monday 22nd May) to win…
Choral Delights in the Library
Last Tuesday (May 22nd) the boys of Transition Year hosted their Social Outreach visitors (and a few lucky members of staff) to a short concert in the James Joyce Library.…
Union Day 2017
Dear Parents and Guardians, I would like to invite you to join us for the celebration of Union Day in Clongowes on Sunday 28th May. All parents and guests are invited to…
Open Day 2017
As the prospective pupils of Rhetoric 2024 arrived down the sun drenched avenue for their first taste of life in Clongowes Wood College on Saturday last (May 20th) one could…
Where do we find the Saints?
Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Fr John Sullivan SJ On Saturday of last week (May 13th) the whole of the Society of Jesus shared in the joy of…
Paddle Your Own
The Liffey Descent The ancient and noble sport of canoeing has recently been rekindled in Clongowes Wood College, which had a fine record in the sport was in the 1970s,…