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St Patrick's College

Coláiste Phádraig
Entrance gate
Latin: Collegii Sancti Patricii
Motto	Intellectum da mihi, Domine
Motto in English	Give me understanding, Lord
Type	Roman Catholic
Established	1875
Affiliation	Congregation of the Mission (1883–1999)
President	Dr. Daire Keogh
Students	2,400 (2016)
Location	Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland 53°22′14″N 6°15′16″W / 53.370425°N 6.254396°W / 53.370425; -6.254396Coordinates: 53°22′14″N 6°15′16″W / 53.370425°N 6.254396°W / 53.370425; -6.254396
Campus	Urban
Colours	Blue, white and yellow
Sports	Hurling, Gaelic football, camogie
Nickname	Pats
Affiliations	National University of Ireland (1975–95) Dublin City University (1995–2016)
Website	spd.dcu.ie

St Patrick's College (Irish: Coláiste Phádraig) was a third level institution, located in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. The college was in existence since 1875 and has a Roman Catholic ethos. It was the largest primary teacher training college in Ireland with 2,000 students. The college offered a number of undergraduate courses, primarily in primary education and arts, and postgraduate courses, primarily in education and languages. As of the 30th of September 2016, the college, along with Mater Dei Institute of Education, All Hallows College and Church of Ireland College of Education, was incorporated into Dublin City University, with the three institutions forming DCU's fifth faculty, 'The DCU Institute of Education'. All humanities-based courses were then absorbed by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The college was established at 1–2 Drumcondra Road in 1875, moving to the Belvedere House in 1883 following the purchase by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, when the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian) community took over the running of the College. In its first 25 years over 2,000 students graduated from the college. The college trained students to become primary school teachers and was male only until 1971. In 1984 a National School was established on campus and students would practice there. St Patrick's College of Education was a recognised colleges of the National University of Ireland from 1975 to 1995. In 1993 the college commenced its association with the nearby Dublin City University (DCU) which was newly established. In 1995 the college of education formally ended its connection with the NUI and becoming a college of DCU. The college developed a number of Arts and Humanities undergraduate and postgraduate courses with DCU. The Vincentians administration of the College ended in 1999. In 2008 the college along with the other local college the Mater Dei, and All Hallows, signed a new linkage agreement with Dublin City University.