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The Irish Christian Brothers were among the strongest supporters of Irish republicanism, the Irish language revival, the Gaelic Athletic Association, and Gaelic games. In most Christian Brothers' schools in Ireland, Gaelic football , hurling and handball were encouraged and there were even examples of boys being punished for playing "foreign ...
The following is a list of the schools, colleges, and other educational institutions founded, run or staffed (in any capacity) by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (sometimes called the Irish Christian Brothers) since 1802. Some schools no longer exist, some are incorporated into new schools and some have changed their names.
Christian Brothers School - Charleville; Christian Brothers School - Dungarvan; Christian Brothers School - Roscommon; Christian Brothers School - Sexton Street, Limerick; Christian Brothers College - Monkstown, Dublin; Christian Brothers College - Cork; Midleton CBS - Midleton; Clonkeen College - Deansgrange, Dublin; Coláiste Íosagáin - Dublin
The trust is named after Edmund Ignatius Rice the founder of the Irish Christian Brothers who originally established and maintained the schools. Today, the Trust supports those schools in line with the tenets of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust Charter. [2] Similar trusts have been established in England, [3] Northern Ireland [4] and elsewhere.
Though the Christian Brothers retain a presence on the board of management, as trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level. In addition to its board of management, it is under the stewardship of the Edmund Rice Schools' Trust. [44]
St Joseph's Fairview, sometimes St Joseph's C.B.S., [1] and previously St Joseph's Secondary Christian Brothers' School, is a co-educational secondary school in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland, having been boys-only until 2023.
The college is based on the principles of Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, a pioneer in modern education who founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. [1] Commonly known as the De La Salle Brothers in Britain, Ireland, Australasia and Asia, they are known in the United States and Canada as the Christian Brothers.
The Irish Christian Brothers came to Kilkenny in 1860. Five years before this, a meeting was held between the Chairmanship of the Lord Mayor, requested by the then Bishop of Ossory. The assembly decided to raise funds to build the school and invited the Christian Brothers, led by Edmund Ignatius Rice to aid the cause. A fund of some £3,000 was ...