Terenure College
| Terenure College Coláiste Thír An Iúir Duibhe |
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Terenure, Dublin 6W Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°18′16″N 6°17′53″W / 53.3045°N 6.2981°WCoordinates: 53°18′16″N 6°17′53″W / 53.3045°N 6.2981°W |
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Zelo Zelatus Sum Pro Domino Deo Exercituum (Latin for "I Am Filled With Zeal, For God, The King Of All Hosts") |
| Established | 1860 |
| Principal | Fr. Éanna Ó hÓbáin O.Carm |
| Staff | 100 |
| Number of students | 1,000 |
| Religious order | Carmelites |
| Website | terenurecollege.ie |
Terenure College is a Carmelites-run secondary school located in the Terenure area of Dublin, Ireland. The College was founded in 1860 and comprises a primary and secondary school. The school is part of the popular culture "Rugby Belt" or Leinster Schools Rugby playing institutions, having a strong rugby tradition, winning the Leinster Schools Senior Cup 10 times. The school's colours are purple, white and black. 80% of the students who sat the Leaving Certificate in 2007 accepted a place in an Irish University.
Catholic Emancipation was granted in 1829. The Carmelites responded to the need for Catholic educators by establishing schools wherever they had friaries. By 1854 practically all Carmelite friaries had primary schools attached. In 1860, Terenure House opened as a college with twenty-one pupils on its roll. Originally built by the Deane famiiy, it later passed to the Shaw, and finally the Bourne family. Between 1870 and 1890 the school was extended to the current main block which house the fifth and sixth year classrooms,and which also include an original stone staircase of the era, but unfortunately the original clocktower has since been removed due to safety concerns.
In the 1940s the college saw a need for the construction of a new school space, and hence the aptly named "Crush Hall" and concert hall were added to the school, as well as a new Junior School block above the hall. Initially the concert hall was used for both cultural and sporting activities, most notably the College Play, which now includes girls from Our Lady's School, across the road. Since the construction of the 1980s block and the sports hall, the concert hall has been used exclusively for formal events, such as the school "Debs", plays, concerts and art fairs. Furthermore, in 1958 the new College Chapel, the current church in the college, was constructed as well as the Carmelite community wing.
In the 1960s the currently swimming pool in the college was covered over and heated, this was later renovated in 2005 by the school. The school Gym which was developed in 2002 and is frequently used by Terenure College RFC, an AIB All-Ireland League rugby team traditionally associated with the school. The latest school developments have included the addition of a new special needs resources and religious wing in 2001 and the Carmellitte community renovations to their living space.
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