Marist College, Athlone
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Marist College is a secondary school for boys in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.
The school was founded in 1884 by the Marist Brothers, a French Order, and the first principal was Brother Mungo. The original school was based in Glesson Street/Saint Mary's Square. The college had a seminary for Juniorate training between 1915 and 1936 located at Bailieborough Castle, County Cavan.
In 1973, the school moved to its current location on Retreat Road. The current[when?] principal is Michael Dermody.[citation needed]
Marist College is a school with a history in the F1 in Schools competition, with 4 previous teams reaching the world finals. [1]
Notable past pupils
- Robbie Benson - footballer for St Patrick's Athletic
- Jack Carty - rugby union player
- Robbie Henshaw - rugby union player for Ireland
- Brian Lenihan - former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tánaiste
- John McCormack - world famous tenor
- Hugh Milling - cricketer
- Feargal O'Rourke - Managing Partner of PwC Ireland, architect of the double Irish tax scheme
- Mark Rohan - Paralympic gold medal winner for Ireland
- Fergal Wilson - Retired GAA player for Tubberclaire GAA & Westmeath GAA
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