Kilkenny College
Kilkenny College | |
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Coeducational | |
Age | 12 to 18 |
Enrolment | ca. 920 (ca. 500 boarding) |
Houses | 4 |
Colour(s) | Red, Black |
Publication | The Swift Review |
Athletics | Rugby, hockey |
Website | http://www.kilkennycollege.ie |
Kilkenny College is a Church of Ireland co-educational day and boarding secondary school located in Kilkenny, in the South-East of Ireland. It is the largest co-educational boarding school in Ireland. In 2013 it transferred to the state/public sector and no longer charges fees for schooling. The school's students are mainly Protestant (Church of Ireland), although it is open to other denominations. [1]
The college motto Comme je trouve, which means "As I find" in French, comes from the family coat of arms of the Butlers, an aristocratic family in the area and former patrons of the school. It is intended to encourage grit, striving through adversity and taking life's challenges head on.
It was founded in 1538 to replace the School of the Vicars Choral, which had been founded in 1234. Piers Butler the Earl of Ormond located it in the city centre. It was moved to its current location on the outskirts of Kilkenny in 1985.
History
Kilkenny College provides schooling mainly for the Protestants of the community but is also open to other denominations, catering for boarders and day-pupils. Founded in 1538 by
At one time the college was termed a university and boasted a complement of three professors. In contrast, the end of the 19th century saw the college reduced to one pupil. The amalgamation with the nearby Pococke school was its saving. Twenty-nine headmasters of Kilkenny College are recorded, including such notable figures as
During Gilbert Colton's time the school was amalgamated with the Collegiate School Celbridge in 1973 and Kilkenny College became co-educational. During Sam McClure's stewardship, the college moved to its new campus in 1985, relocating to the 63 acre (254,952m2) site at Celbridge House on the outskirts of the city. Under Canon Robert John Black, Kilkenny College saw a significant phase of growth, development and expansion to the facilities and resources of the school during his nine years of leadership.[4]
Coat of arms
Quarterly: 1st, or, a chief indented, azure; 2nd, gules, quarters: with three covered cups or; 3rd, argent, a lion rampant gules, on a chief of the second a swan, close, of the first, tween two annulets or; 4th, ermine, a saltier gules. Out of a ducal coronet or, a plume of five ostrich feathers, there from issuant a falcon, rising all argent. Dexter, a falcon, wings expanded argent, beaked and membered or; sinister, a male griffin argent, beaked, rayed, collared and chained gold or.
— Charles Mosley
The school's
) do not appear on the school's coat of arms. The Butler family motto ("Comme Je Trouve"), originally appearing on the crest, now appears below the school's shield.The most widely used version of the school's coat of arms (the official one) has evolved with some changes. The silver quadrants of the escutcheon and the falcon itself have become white, the third quadrant's lion has emerged
Today
The current campus on the outskirts of the city comprises a complex of classrooms, dormitories, catering and dining facilities, it is set on a landscaped 50-acre (200,000 m2) site. Today Kilkenny College attempts to serve a dual purpose role as the largest co-educational boarding school in Ireland and as the local school for a large number of day pupils from the city and surrounding area.[citation needed]
It is one of five schools in the country taking part in a pilot project on self-assessment and interchange in conjunction with 100 other European schools.[citation needed] The ethos of the school is one of a family community and an emphasis is placed on team sport in particular rugby and hockey.[citation needed]
In March 2013, the school announced that it would no longer be charging tuition fees for all students. Instead, only boarders and students who availed of extra-curricular activities would pay for accommodation, food, and other services.[5]
Notable past pupils
In its almost 500-year history, Kilkenny College has produced a number of notable past pupils, including:
Academia
- Richard Baldwin, D.D. (1668–1758), Provost, Trinity College Dublin (1717–1758 [6]).[7]
- George Berkeley (1685–1753), philosopher and Bishop of Cloyne, after whom the university city of Berkeley, California is named.
- Carlow College.[10]
- Trinity College, Dublin.
- William Henry Stanley Monck (1839–1915), astronomer and philosopher
- Thomas Prior (1681–1751), born in Rathdowney, County Laois, Prior was a lifetime friend of George Berkeley.[11] Prior founded the Royal Dublin Society with Samuel Madden in 1731.[12]
- Benjamin Williamson (1827–1916), mathematician, Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, Professor of Natural Philosophy at TCD
Arts and Media
- John Banim (1798–1842), Kilkenny-born novelist and playwright.[13]
- Thomas Bibby (1799–1863), poet.
- William Congreve (1670–1729), English-born poet and playwright of the Restoration period (17th and 18th centuries).
- George Farquhar (1677–1707), a dramatist, who made notable contributions to Restoration comedy.
- Christopher Hewetson (1737–1798), neoclassical sculptor.
- Nick Vincent Murphy (born 1977), screenwriter.
- Jonathan Swift, D.D. (1668–1745), 17th century satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and one of Kilkenny College's most distinguished alumni, so much so that the newest extension of classrooms is called the Jonathan Swift block in his honour.[14]
Law and Politics
- The 1st Earl of Aldborough (1691–1777), peer and politician.
- Wellesley Bailey (1846–1937), founder of the international charity The Leprosy Mission
- John Beresford(1738–1805), statesman.
- Abraham Brewster (1796–1874), Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
- Edward Butler (1823–1879), Kilkenny-born barrister and politician. Butler served as editor of the Young Ireland movement. As an emigrant to Australia, he served as a parliamentarian, Queen's Counsel and ultimately Leader of the Bar.[15]
- Sir Thomas Butler, 6th Baronet (1735–1772), Member of the Irish House of Commons.
- Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
- David Alfred Chart, D.Litt. (1878-1990), archivist of State Papers at Dublin Castle and latterly Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Northern Ireland.[16] Chart read many of his papers before the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland and his book An Economic History of Ireland is still in print to this day.[17]
- Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland.
- The 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1736–1803), Irish peer and politician.
- Warden Flood (1694–1764), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and father of the statesman Henry Flood.
- Master of the Rolls in Ireland
- Price Hartstonge (1692–1743), Member of Parliament.
- The 4th Earl of Inchiquin (1700–1777), peer and politician.
- John Kinchela, LL.D. (1765–1845), acting Chief Justice of New South Wales, Australia.[18]
- John Toler, 1st Earl of Norbury (1745–1831), Attorney General for Ireland.
- Hon.James O'Brien(1701–1771), politician.
- Prince William of Wales on his mother's side.[20]
- Sir Gabriel Stokes(1849–1920), Indian civil servant and Governor of Madras
- The 1st Marquess of Waterford (1735–1800), Member of the Irish House of Commons and the Irish House of Lords.
- Thomas Westropp Bennett (1867–1962), Cathaoirleach (chairman) of the Irish Senate.
Military
- First Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet.
- The 2nd Baron Longford (1743–1792), sailor in the Royal Navy.
- Major General Sir William Ponsonby (1772–1815), British Army Officer.
Religion
- Benjamin Cronyn (1802–1871), Bishop of Huron, Canada. In response to “unsound and un-Protestant” teaching at Trinity College Toronto, Cronyn established a “low church” theology school which subsequently became the founding college of the University of Western Ontario.[21]
- The 1st Baron Decies (1743–1819), Archbishop of Tuam.
- Victor Gilbert Benjamin Griffin, D.D. (born 1924), Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin (1969–1991).
- John Hartstonge (1654–1717), Bishop of Ossory and Derry.
- Université catholique de Louvain and latterly Archbishop of Armagh by Pope Clement VIII. At the behest of Pope Gregory XV, Lombard joined a Pontifical Commission investigating the affairs of Catholic missionaries in India. Barred from returning to Ireland by James I, Lombard resided in Rome until his death in 1625.
- William Connor Magee (1821–1891), Archbishop of York.
- Richard Ponsonby (1772–1853), Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.
- Franciscan Order aged seventeen. Ordained to the priesthood at Viseu, he lectured divinity at University of Salamanca. Wadding penned Annnales-Minorum upon retirement and founded the Franciscan College of St Isidore'sin Rome
- Hewitt Wilson (1924-2008) Eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. Entered the RAF Chaplaincy Service, serving in a variety of locations before eventually becoming its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) serving for seven years.
Sport
- Maeve Kyle (born 1928), Olympian and Irish Hockey International.
- Robin Copeland (born 1987), professional rugby player.[22]
- Craig Ronaldson (born 1990), professional rugby player.[23]
- Shane Delahunt (born 1994), professional rugby player.
- Foster Horan (born 1992), professional rugby player and Olympian.
- Jonathan Yates (born 1993), professional golfer.
- Nicola Fryday (born 1995), professional rugby player and captain of Ireland women's national rugby union team.
References
- ^ "Fee-paying Kilkenny College moves to Irish state sector". BBC News. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Kilkenny County Hall". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Michael Cusack, Creator of the Gaelic Athletic Association". Pearl River Ancient Order of the Hibernians. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Black, Rev. Canon Robert John E.F.B." Irish Times. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Harrison, Shane (6 March 2013). "Protestant school joins state sector". BBC News. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Richard Baldwin - Former Provosts - the Provost's Office : Trinity College Dublin". Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Dobbs (1946, p.134)
- ^ Dobbs (1946, p.135)
- ^ O'Sullivan (2007)
- ^ JOURNAL OF THE WATERFORD & SOUTH-EAST OF IRELAND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. FIRST QUARTER, JANUARY TO MARCH,1915.
- ^ "Full text of "Memoirs of George Berkeley, D.D. late Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland"". 23 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Clarke (1951).
- ^ Murray (1857)
- ^ Dobbs (1946, p.140)
- ^ Nairn (1969, pp312-315)
- ^ Darwin (1961)
- ^ David Alfred Chart (Author). An Economic History of Ireland: Amazon.co.uk: David Alfred Chart: 9781116749861: Books. ASIN 1116749866.
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- ^ "Copeland signs for Munster as Murray out of Perpignan trip". The Independent. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Rugby (1 April 2013). "Craig Ronaldson signs for Connacht". Rte.ie. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
Sources
- Clarke, D., 1951, "Thomas Prior, 1681-1751: Founder of the Royal Dublin Society", in Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, 40(159), pp. 334–344.
- Darwin, K., 1961, "David Alfred Chart," in Journal of the British Records Association, 4(25).
- Dobbs, W.E.J., 1946, “A Supplement to the Entrance Register of Kilkenny School, 1684-1800,” in The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 76(3), pp133–142.
- Nairn, B., 1967, “Kinchela, John (1774?-1845)”, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne University Press, pp 51–52.
- Nairn, B., 1969, "Butler, Edward (1823-1879)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, pp 312–315.
- Langtry, J., 1892, History of the Church in Eastern Canada and Newfoundland, New York: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- O'Sullivan, G., 2007, Speech by the President of RCSI at Summer Conferrings, University College Cork, 21 June 2007 [1][permanent dead link].