Ruck on up to Donnybrook
Leinster schools rugby players tog out for Jack Kavanagh Trust. Yesterday’s Leinster School’s Senior Cup Final was an extraordinary match and a roller-coaster ride for Clongowes supporters. The day will…
SCT Final: Clongowes v Blackrock
Sunday 16th March, RDS – Kick off 2pm The History: Clongowes Wood College has met Blackrock College in the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup Final nine times since 1887 (1927, 1928, 1936, 1949, 1953, 1981,…
A performance that had everything
Surprisingly, before last Sunday’s final it had been 10 years since the fiercest of Senior Cup rivals last met at this stage of the competition. That day a monstrous forward…
Fight for Jack, Cheer for Jack
Friday 21st February saw a whole generation of Old Clongownians come together to do their part for the Jack Kavanagh Trust Fund. With ‘Fight For Jack’ having sold out a…
When rugby and history rhyme…
Clongowes Wood College 27, St. Andrew’s 12 Last Tuesday one of the most important milestones in the history of Clongowes, the purchase of the school property for £16,000 by Fr.…
200 years and still counting…
Two hundred years ago today, on 4th March 1814, Fr Peter Kenney, SJ purchased the estate at Castle Browne for £16,000 (approx. €3 million today) with a view to establishing…
The bounce of an oval shaped ball
Clongowes Wood College 3: Belvedere College 29 As Belvedere pulled away late in the second half to put the final nail in the Clongowes coffin, Sean McCrohan and his side…
A most unusual concert
It may not be the Twelfth Night but the musicians will ‘play on’ in Clongowes next Saturday (March 1st) at 19.30, when we host a most unusual concert, which will demonstrate…
Lords of the ring
Following several weeks of lung-busting training at the National Boxing Stadium on South Circular Road our 30 volunteers are ready! (see YouTube link below) On February 21st at Dandelion on…
Back from sabbatical
Back from sabbatical As Belvedere College trudged off the field and out of the Senior Cup for another year, their Clongownian counterparts remained behind to stretch out some weary muscles.…