Oatlands College
Encyclopedia
Oatlands College is an all boys Christian Brothers
school located in Mount Merrion
and close to Stillorgan
, Co. Dublin. It is situated along the Dublin Road which leads onto the Stillorgan Shopping Centre.
The secondary school
teaches students through Junior Cert to Leaving Cert.
The Christian Brothers first established a community in 1951, before opening the school in 1955. The school added a single storey extension in 1969 and later added a sports hall in 1980. After some modernisation in 1995, the school opened a new wing in 1999. In the Summer of 2010, a new Technology room, new drawing room, new music room, a second computer room, two new class rooms and two new science labs were added were added to the building. A new Sports hall is under construction as of January 2011, which will include a sports hall and a new cafeteria for Students.
In 2009 the Sunday Times ranked Oatlands College the 159th best secondary school in Ireland.
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
school located in Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion is an area of Dublin, Ireland. It is roughly 7 kilometres south of the city centre. It is situated on and around a hill of the same name.-Location and access:...
and close to Stillorgan
Stillorgan
Stillorgan , formerly a village in its own right, is now a suburban area of Dublin in Ireland. Stillorgan is located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, and contains many housing estates, shops and other facilities, with the old village centre still present...
, Co. Dublin. It is situated along the Dublin Road which leads onto the Stillorgan Shopping Centre.
The secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
teaches students through Junior Cert to Leaving Cert.
The Christian Brothers first established a community in 1951, before opening the school in 1955. The school added a single storey extension in 1969 and later added a sports hall in 1980. After some modernisation in 1995, the school opened a new wing in 1999. In the Summer of 2010, a new Technology room, new drawing room, new music room, a second computer room, two new class rooms and two new science labs were added were added to the building. A new Sports hall is under construction as of January 2011, which will include a sports hall and a new cafeteria for Students.
In 2009 the Sunday Times ranked Oatlands College the 159th best secondary school in Ireland.
Sports
Oatlands partakes in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Soccer, Basketball, Cross Country and Athletics.Notable alumni
- Dermot MorganDermot MorganDermot John Morgan was an Irish comedian, actor and former schoolteacher, who achieved international renown for his roles as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and a strip club MC in Taffin....
, Comedian - Paul Griffin, Gaelic Footballer
- Kenny CarrollKenny CarrollKenneth Edward Desmond Carroll is an Irish cricketer. Educated at Oatlands College, Stillorgan, and currently works for the Irish postal service, An Post. He is a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm chinaman bowler...
, Irish Cricketer - Paddy CarrPaddy CarrPaddy Carr was the GAA Manager for County Louth from 2002-2003. He played his underage football with Kilmacud Crokes while attending Oatlands College in Stillorgan. He made the switch to playing his Senior Football to Walterstown in County Meath when he moved to live in Navan...
, GAA Manager - Ross O'CarrollRoss O'CarrollRoss O'Carroll is hurling and football player for Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes.-Hurling:O'Carroll made his championship debut for Dublin against Wexford in the 2007 Leinster championship and scored a total of 1-01 in a game which Dublin lost by a point. O'Carroll helped guide Dublin to victory in the...
, Hurling Player - Dermot MoranDermot MoranDermot Moran is an Irish philosopher specialising in phenomenology and in medieval philosophy and also active in the dialogue between analytic and continental philosophy. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at University College Dublin. He previously taught at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth,...
, Professor of Philosophy - Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency since 1992 and was previously a member of Seanad Éireann.-Early life:...
, Fianna Fáil Politician - Don ConroyDon ConroyDon Conroy is an Irish children's author, artist, conservationist and television personality. His artistic and literary work centres around a wildlife theme. "Uncle Don", as he affectionately known, is heavily involved in wildlife conservation work in Ireland and has made regular appearances on The...
, Artist and RTERTERTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
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