Secondary school
| St. Francis College Rochestown | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Monastery Road, Rochestown, Cork, Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 51°52′08″N 8°22′34″W / 51.869°N 8.376°W / 51.869; -8.376 |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Make the Difference |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Principal | Marie Ring |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 768 (2019) |
| Color(s) | Black and white |
| Nickname | Roco |
| Website | stfranciscollege.ie |
St. Francis College Rochestown, sometimes known as Rochestown College or abbreviated as Roco, is an all-boys secondary school in Rochestown, Cork, Ireland. The school's foundation dates to 1884 when a friary was formed by the Franciscan Order.
History
In the 1870s the Capuchin (Franciscan) order of friars opened a church and monastery on the Rochestown-Monkstown road near Cork city. In the 1880s, a school for novitiates (those seeking to join the order) was opened on the site. While this novitiate school was moved to Kilkenny and elsewhere for some decades, in the 1930s the school returned to the Rochestown friary. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, coinciding with a move to free education in the state, the college expanded into the friary itself, and "dormitories were converted into classrooms". The school continues to operate as a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of the Capuchin Franciscan Order.
Extra-curricular activities
Sporting and extra-curricular activities in the school include debating, Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball, badminton, debating and chess.
Notable graduates
- Alan Cadogan - Cork GAA
- John Cashman - Cork GAA
- Niall Cashman - Cork GAA
- Alan Connolly - Cork GAA
- Edwin Fitzgibbon - Capuchin priest and professor of psychology at UCC, who donated the Fitzgibbon Cup for inter-varsity hurling.
- John Kelly - Rugby union player with Munster and Ireland
- Shane Kingston - Cork GAA
- Dominic MacHale - actor (The Young Offenders)
- Alex Murphy - actor (The Young Offenders)
- Kilian O'Callaghan - ballet dancer and choreographer
- Darragh O'Mahony - Rugby union player
- Terry Shannon - Lord Mayor of Cork in 2011
- Paul Wallace - Rugby union player
- Richard Wallace - Rugby union player
- Niall O'Flaherty and Patrick O'Connell - members of The Sultans of Ping FC.
References
- "Marie Ring steps down as principal of Loreto Fermoy". avondhupress.ie. The Avondhu. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Subject Inspection in Mathematics - Report - St Francis Capuchin College" (PDF). Department of Education and Skills. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
St Francis College is a voluntary boys' secondary school, operating under the trusteeship of the Capuchin Franciscan order has a current enrolment of 768 students
- "Chríost Rí beat Roco in Corn Uí Mhuirí". Irish Examiner. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Roco Win Interschools Chess". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "St Francis College, Rochestown, County Cork". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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- ^ "History - St. Francis College, Rochestown 1884-2006". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Whole-School Evaluation Report - St Francis College, Rochestown, County Cork" (PDF). Department of Education and Skills. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "St. Francis College Rochestown - Extra Curricular". Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017.
- "Torn between two passions, Alan Cadogan wonders why not?". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
Cadogan is back in his alma mater of Rochestown College
- "Fitzgibbon, Edwin, 1874-1938, Capuchin priest". catholicarchives.ie. Catholic Archives Catalogue. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "From 'Rags' to Riches". irishrugby.ie. IRFU. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "6 players from Harty Cup finalists on Cork minor hurling panel for Munster quarter-final". The42.ie. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
Kingston is one of six Rochestown College players included
- "A tale of two cities". Irish Examiner. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
O'Mahony grew up in Rochestown in Cork City and was educated in the non rugby-playing environment of Rochestown College
- "St. Francis College Rochestown - Newsletter - December 2011" (PDF). Stfranciscollege-rochestown.ie. 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Keeping it in the family". Irish Times. 4 April 1998. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
Paul Wallace was educated at a non-rugby school, Rochestown College
- "The rise and fall of iconic Cork band Sultans of Ping". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.