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| Ennistymon CBS Meanscoil na mBraithre, Inis Diomáin | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ennistymon, County Clare, Republic of Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1824 |
| Principal | Mrs. Anne Tuohy |
| Chaplain | Fr. Liam Kelly OFM |
| Staff | 10 |
| Number of students | c. 160 |
| Website | http://www.cbsennistymon.com/ |
CBS Ennistymon is an all-boys secondary school located in Ennistymon Co. Clare. It was founded in 1824 by Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice and one of the oldest Christian Brothers Schools in the country and is also the only all-boys school in Co. Clare. The last brother to be principal (Brother Ned Hayden) left the school in 1996 Mr Micheál Ó Maolchaoin was acting principal for 2 years and then made the first lay principal of the school. The current secondary school was built in 1974 and the primary schools was opened in 1939 and was closed in early 2000.
History
The school was founded by Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice in 1824, when 2 Brothers arrived in Ennistymon. An old Chapel which was built in 1812 was renovated and transformed into a brothers residence and a secondary and primary school. From 1824 to 1930 the primary school and secondary school were all located in the same room. A primary school was built in the 1930s to the rear for the monastery, it closed in the early 2000s and is now part of the secondary school, who use it as Technical Graphics and Woodwork rooms.
The original school building was used up to 1974, when the schools Superior Br. Sheehan had the hill above the monastery cleared and a new secondary school and playing field was built. Until 1972 the school operated totally through the medium of Irish. The schools original name was Mount St. Joseph's Secondary and Primary School or Meanscoil na mBráithre.
School Superiors and Principals
- Mrs. Anne Tuohy 2010–present
- Michael Concannon 2002-2008
- Micheál Ó Maolchaoin 1996-2002
- Br. N. Hayden 1989-1996
- Br. C. McGrath 1983-1989
- Br. M. Keating 1977-1983
- Br. M.A. Devaney 197?-1977
- Br. Sheehan
Notable Alumni
- John Philip Holland, inventor of the first submarine, attended the school in 1858.
External links
52°56′30.21″N 9°17′21.21″W / 52.9417250°N 9.2892250°W / 52.9417250; -9.2892250
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