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Templeogue College

Templeogue College

School in Dublin, Ireland

Templeogue College C.S.Sp is a boys' voluntary secondary school in the suburb of Templeogue, Dublin in Ireland. It was founded in 1966 and is run by the Holy Ghost Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious institute. The school's principal is Niamh Quinn and the motto of the school is in virtute scientia, which means 'education rooted in values'. There were 700 pupils and 50 teachers at the school in 2020.[2]

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The school participates in sports including rugby union, basketball, football, athletics, and badminton.[3]

The school's rugby team, whose colours are red and blue, has reached the final of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup twice, in 1980 and in 1985.[4] In the 1980 final, the school lost 0-4 to Blackrock College of Dublin and, in the 1985 final, the school lost 0-14 to Presentation College of Bray, County Wicklow.

In 2002, the school rugby team visited South Africa, the first state school in Ireland to do so. [5] In 2003, the school won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior League. Also in rugby, the school has won a number of McMullen Shield competitions.[4]

Alumni

Dublin footballer Denis Bastick, Templeogue past pupil
Dublin footballer Denis Bastick, Templeogue past pupil
See also: Category:People educated at Templeogue College

References

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    College, Templeogue. "Principal's Welcome". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    "School History". .templeoguecollege.ie. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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    College, Templeogue. "Templeogue College C.S.Sp". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    College, Templeogue. "Rugby". Templeogue College C.S.Sp. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    Thornley, Gerry. "Planet Rugby". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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    Whelan, Karl (13 April 2010). "Profile of Morgan Kelly". IrishEconomy.ie. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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