St Mary's Knockbeg College
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St Mary's Knockbeg College (Irish: Coláiste Muire Cnoc Beag) is a Roman Catholic, all-boys secondary school located on the Laois/Carlow border in Ireland, approximately 3 km from both Carlow town and Graiguecullen, County Laois. A former seminary school for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, it was founded in 1793. Exclusively a boarding school until the 1980s, it now accommodates only day-pupils; the boarding school having closed down in June 2011. Knockbeg College celebrated its bicentenary in 1993.
St Mary's Knockbeg College | |
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Ireland | |
Coordinates | 52°52′1.73″N 6°56′16.32″W |
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School type | Public, Voluntary |
Motto | Motto: Recissa Vegetior Assurgit "That what has been cut back will grow stronger" |
Religious affiliation(s) | catholic |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1793; 231 years ago (1793) |
Oversight | Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin |
Rector | Micheal Murphy |
Principal | Michael Carew |
Gender | Male |
Age range | 12/13 – 18/19 |
Enrollment | 400+ students |
Language | English |
Classrooms | 20+ |
Colour(s) | Blue and White |
Song | Knockbeg Army |
Sports | Gaelic football, Hurling, Basketball, Athletics |
Yearbook | Knockbeg College Annual |
Website | knockbegcollege |
Knockbeg won the All-Ireland College's Senior Football Championship in 2005, under the guidance of former Laois GAA football captain and current[when?] teacher, Chris Conway.
In 2006, Knockbeg were the victors of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Quiz Championship, bringing All-Ireland success to the college twice in two years, and were crowned All-Ireland German Debating Champions in 2008.[1]