De La Salle College Waterford
De La Salle College Waterford | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 52°15′14″N 7°06′03″W / 52.25389°N 7.10083°W |
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Motto | Latin: Praesis Ut Prosis English: Lead in order to serve |
Established | 1894 |
Principal | Michael Walsh |
Gender | Male |
Enrollment | 1200 |
Website | www.delasallewaterford.com/ |
De La Salle College Waterford is a secondary school in Waterford, Ireland with over 1,000 students and 90 teachers.
De La Salle Teachers Training College
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In May 1939, lay teacher training ceased (male teacher training centered in St. Patrick's, Drumcondra), however, the De La Salle brothers continued to be trained for another 10 years,[4] along with Marist and Presentation Brothers, in 1972 an agreement was made where brothers were trained alongside the christian brothers in St. Mary's College, Marino.[5]
Secondary school
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Sports and Activities
Gaelic Games
Gaelic games were always a significant sport in De La Salle College, both as a teachers college and secondary school. Seven former GAA presidents trained at De La Salle, and a number of inter-county players and managers have gone to school in the college. In 2007 and 2008 they won the Munster Schools
Soccer
Two former Irish soccer internationals Jim Beglin and John O'Shea are among the school's past pupils. The school has been successful in competitions, winning the FAI Schools minor title in 2002 and in 2009.[8]
Musical Society
The De La Salle College Musical Society which is over 40 years old, performing its first musical in 1979 Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. The annual College Musical performed in the college hall, is a significant event each year.
Principals
- Br. Severus Harvey - first principal (-1891)
- Br. Roderick (Thomas) Kane (1891–1911), Assistant Superior-General De La Salle Brothers from 1911.
- Br. Damien Kellegher (1996–2008)
- Gearoid O’ Brien (2008–2015) - first lay principal[9]
- Margaret Betts (2015–2020)
- Michael Walsh (2020 – present)
Notable alumni
- Leeds United, Ireland)
- Manchester United, Ireland)
- John Mullane - Hurler
- Dave McCarthy - Gaelic footballer
- Val Doonican - Singer and TV entertainer
- Danny O'Dwyer - Journalist and creator of the Noclip documentary series
- Liam Griffin - Hurler, Manager Manager, won All-Ireland in 1996
- Maurice Cummins - politician, senator(leader of the seanad 2011–2016), Mayor of Waterford 1995-96.
- Richard Langford - founding principal of Waterford RTC
Alumni of the Teachers Training College
- Thomas Ashe - Irish patriot and hunger striker
- Richard Barrett - Teacher, Republican, executed during the civil war in 1922
- Sean McCarthy - Teacher, TD and Cork Lord Mayor, GAA President 1932-1935
- Robert (Bob) O’Keeffe - Teacher, Hurler, GAA President 1935-1938
- Pádraig MacNamee - Teacher, GAA President 1938-1943(first from Ulster)
- Seamus Gardiner- Teacher, GAA President 1943-1946
- Dan O’Rourke - Teacher, TD, Senator, GAA President 1946-1949
- Seán Ó Súilleabháin - Teacher and Folklorist, with the Irish Folklore Commission
- Michael Kehoe - Teacher, GAA President 1949-1952
- Séamus Ó Riain - Teacher, GAA President 1967-1970[4]
References
- ^ "1894 – De La Salle College, Waterford, Co. Waterford". Architecture of Waterford. Archiseek. 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Subject Inspection of Guidance - Report - De La Salle College, Newtown, Waterford". Department of Education and Science. 22 May 2008.
- ^ 'Teacher Preparation in Ireland: History, Policy and Future Directions' By Thomas O'Donoghue, Judith Harford, Teresa O'Doherty, Emerald Group Publishing, June 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c De La Salle College De La Salle GAA Club
- ^ 'Teacher Preparation in Ireland: History, Policy and Future Directions' By Thomas O'Donoghue, Judith Harford, Teresa O'Doherty
- ^ "School History - De La Salle Brothers in Waterford". Delasallewaterford.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "School ran up €500,000 debt on refurbishments". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2012.
- ^ De La Salle win FAI Schools Minor Cup by Jamie O'Keeffe Munster Express 8 May 2009.
- ^ First lay principal for De La Salle College Munster Express, 23 May 2008.