Holy Cross College (Dublin)
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Holy Cross College located in Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra was founded in 1854 as the Catholic diocesan seminary for Dublin by Cardinal Paul Cullen (1803–78)
In 1861 Rector of the Catholic University Dr Bartholomew Woodlock
tried to secure land in Clonliffe west to build a new Catholic University, however this plan was shelved due to the expansion of the Railway line. Plans were draw up by the Architect J.J. McCarthy for the proposed new University, McCarthy a famous architect designed the college building.
Following the 1879 University Education (Ireland) Act which incorporated the Royal University of Ireland
the Catholic University of Ireland
was reconstituted as to comprise all Catholic Colleges including Holy Cross College, Clonliffe. Students would sit exams for the Royal University. Since the royal university was prohibited in awarding degrees in theology, the Catholic University would confer degrees in theology and divinity, such as BD and DD.
Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, the Dublin Diocesan Major Seminary, had been granted power to confer some of the Degrees of the Angelicum University of Rome, students would be award degrees such as BD or STB from the Angelicum.
Seminarian students would have also taken studies in University College Dublin
and many walked in procession between Clonliffe and Earlsfort Terrace, prior to it moving out to Belfield.
The College is situated in Drumconrda, adjacent to the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin
, just south of Croke Park
Stadium. The Mater Dei Institute of Education
College is beside Clonliffe College.
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
validates a number of diplomas and certificates conducted at clonliffe.
A number of Dublin Diocesan bodies such as Crosscare are based in Clonliffe College.
Paul Cullen is buried here.
Blessed (Joseph Aloysius Marmion) Columba Marmion
(1858–1923) was professor of Meta Physics.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
attended Clonliffe College. Along with numerous priests who have served in the Dublin Diocese in particular. Also many church and academic figures such as Professor Monsignor Pádraig de Brún studied at Clonliffe
In 1917, Countess Constance Markievicz was baptised Roman Catholic Church at Clonliffe College.
A number of public figures such as poet Denis Devlin
and former TD, government minister and Mayo football captain Seán Flanagan
, were seminary students at clonliffe.
Presidents of the College have included Bishop Joseph Carroll, Rev. B. Fitzpatrick, Monsignor Jerome Curtin, Fr Cathal McCarthy, and Monsignor John J Greehy (1980–1983).
In 1861 Rector of the Catholic University Dr Bartholomew Woodlock
Bartholomew Woodlock
Dr. Bartholomew Woodlock DD was an Irish Catholic priest, educator and bishop, a founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Ireland....
tried to secure land in Clonliffe west to build a new Catholic University, however this plan was shelved due to the expansion of the Railway line. Plans were draw up by the Architect J.J. McCarthy for the proposed new University, McCarthy a famous architect designed the college building.
Following the 1879 University Education (Ireland) Act which incorporated the Royal University of Ireland
Royal University of Ireland
The Royal University of Ireland was founded in accordance with the University Education Act 1879 as an examining and degree-awarding university based on the model of the University of London. A Royal Charter was issued on April 27, 1880 and examinations were opened to candidates irrespective of...
the Catholic University of Ireland
Catholic University of Ireland
The Catholic University of Ireland was a Catholic university in Dublin, Ireland and was founded in 1851 following the Synod of Thurles in 1850, and in response to the Queen's University of Ireland and its associated colleges which were nondenominational...
was reconstituted as to comprise all Catholic Colleges including Holy Cross College, Clonliffe. Students would sit exams for the Royal University. Since the royal university was prohibited in awarding degrees in theology, the Catholic University would confer degrees in theology and divinity, such as BD and DD.
Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, the Dublin Diocesan Major Seminary, had been granted power to confer some of the Degrees of the Angelicum University of Rome, students would be award degrees such as BD or STB from the Angelicum.
Seminarian students would have also taken studies in University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
and many walked in procession between Clonliffe and Earlsfort Terrace, prior to it moving out to Belfield.
The College is situated in Drumconrda, adjacent to the residence of the Archbishop of Dublin
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin....
, just south of Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
Stadium. The Mater Dei Institute of Education
Mater Dei Institute of Education
Mater Dei Institute of Education is a linked college of Dublin City University since 1999, located in Drumcondra, Dublin City, Ireland, near Croke Park, on the site of what was formerly Clonliffe College, the Roman Catholic Seminary for the Archdiocese of Dublin...
College is beside Clonliffe College.
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth , was founded by the Universities Act, 1997 as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. It is Ireland's second oldest university, having been formed from St Patrick's College, Maynooth, itself founded in 1795.The university is...
validates a number of diplomas and certificates conducted at clonliffe.
A number of Dublin Diocesan bodies such as Crosscare are based in Clonliffe College.
People associated with Clonliffe College
The founder of the college, Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin....
Paul Cullen is buried here.
Blessed (Joseph Aloysius Marmion) Columba Marmion
Columba Marmion
Blessed Columba Marmion, born Joseph Aloysius Marmion was an Irish monk, and the third abbot of Maredsous Abbey. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, Marmion was one of the most popular and influential Catholic writers of the 20th century...
(1858–1923) was professor of Meta Physics.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Diarmuid Martin
Diarmuid Martin is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. He was born in Dublin.-Early life and education:...
attended Clonliffe College. Along with numerous priests who have served in the Dublin Diocese in particular. Also many church and academic figures such as Professor Monsignor Pádraig de Brún studied at Clonliffe
In 1917, Countess Constance Markievicz was baptised Roman Catholic Church at Clonliffe College.
A number of public figures such as poet Denis Devlin
Denis Devlin
Denis Devlin was, along with Samuel Beckett and Brian Coffey, one of the generation of Irish modernist poets to emerge at the end of the 1920s. He was also a career diplomat.-Early life and studies:...
and former TD, government minister and Mayo football captain Seán Flanagan
Seán Flanagan
Seán Flanagan was an Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer in Ireland. He served under Taoiseach Jack Lynch as Minister for Health and Minister for Lands .-Early life and education:...
, were seminary students at clonliffe.
Presidents of the College have included Bishop Joseph Carroll, Rev. B. Fitzpatrick, Monsignor Jerome Curtin, Fr Cathal McCarthy, and Monsignor John J Greehy (1980–1983).