Christmas Concert
If, as Forrest Gump suggested, life is like a box of chocolates, then Sunday’s Christmas Concert in the Boys’ Chapel was a smorgasbord of magical auditory delights. Compacted into a…
Music and Mulled Wine!
One of the highlights of the festive calendar in Clongowes is the Christmas Concert, which this year takes place on Sunday 9th December from 15.00 to 17.00 (both times sharp, unlike…
Prosperous Crozier
Clongowes crozier goes on display at National Museum A thousand-year-old pastoral staff, the ‘Prosperous crozier’, which has been in the care of the Jesuits at Clongowes almost since it was…
Poetry Play
The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd… This year’s revival of The Mundy Scheme in Clongowes brought together two exciting talents: writer Brian Friel (author of Translations and Dancing…
Trad Group Road Trip
Continuing what is fast becoming an annual tradition, the Clongowes Trad Group ‘bus rolled out the drive on Friday November 9thin search of a music venue of note to pass…
Past v Present Debate
The Daniel O’Connell Memorial Debate On the first Wednesday after the midterm break, the Music Performance Area was filled to capacity for the annual Past versus Present debate, known officially…
Fictional Clongowes
Book Character Dress-up Day Our second Inter-House Book Character Dress-up Day created some cheer on a wet dreary Wednesday, November 7th. Students assembled in mutual amusement as characters from the ten…
Past vs Present Debate
Daniel O’Connell Memorial Debate This year’s Past vs Present Debate for the Daniel O’Connell Memorial Trophy will take place on Wednesday 7th November in the Music Performance Area in Clongowes…
All Ears in Third Line
From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night – Good Lord, deliver us! Thus runs the ancient Scottish poem and the gentlemen of…
Crossing the Chalkline
Jane Mitchell, author of ‘Chalkline’ with members of Rudiments Book Club, comparing covers of English and French versions of the novel. Members of the Rudiments’ Book Club received a treat…