St. Patrick's College, Thurles
| Coláiste Phádraig Dúrlas Éile | |
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| Latin: Collegii Sti Patricii | |
| Motto | Renovabitur Sicut Aquilae Juventus Tua |
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| Type | College of Education. |
| Established | 1837 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Fr. Tom Fogarty |
| Undergraduates | 220 |
| Address |
Thurles County Tipperary, Thurles, Republic of Ireland |
| Nickname | St. Pats |
| Affiliations |
Mary Immaculate College(2015-) Maynooth (1973–2002) University of London (1849–1870) |
| Website | http://www.stpats.ie |
Mary Immaculate College(2015-)
University of Limerick (2011–)
St. Patrick's College, Thurles (Irish: Coláiste Phádraig, Dúrlas Éileis) is a third level college of education in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, formerly a seminary the College specialises in Humanities courses in Accounting, Business Studies, Irish and Religious Studies.
St. Patrick's College, Thurles was founded in 1837. The College is a charitable institution operating under the patronage of the Dr. Patrick Everard, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly. Dr. Everard died in 1821 and left £10,000 for the purpose of founding a college to provide a liberal education of catholic youth destined for the priesthood and professional/business careers.
The College was built on church land bought from a local Protestant minister, the first stone was laid by Dr. Robert Laffan Archbishop of Cashel, on 6 July 1829, in the presence of Daniel O'Connell.
The College opened as an educational institution in September 1837, to day students and boarders, offering second level education in the humanities, with a limited contribution from the sciences, to students wishing to prepare for priesthood as well as careers in business and other professions.
In 1842 a Philosophy Department was added to the College, and with some students becoming candidates for the priesthood for the first time. Prevailing poverty and hardship caused by the Famine temporarily inhibited the development of St. Patrick's College. However, by the middle of the 1860s, the College had developed into a major seminary with the addition of a full Theological Faculty.
In 1842 Archbishop of Cashel Michael Slattery established a foreign mission department in St. Patrick's College, Thurles, many of its graduates going to the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
In 1849 the University of London, allowed Thurles to offer degrees in Arts and Laws, following an example from St. Patrick's College, Carlow. The relationship with London University lasted over 20 years. In 1875, the college was linked to the Catholic University of Ireland, and subsequently the Royal University of Ireland in the 1900s, before being linked with the Pontifical University in Maynooth.
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