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| CSN Cork | |
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Bishopstown,Cork, Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Non-fee-paying |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Colmán Ó Tuama[1] |
| Enrollment | c. 700 |
| Colors | Grey,Black,Red andGold |
| Website | http://www.csncork.ie/ |
Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh is an Irish boys' secondary school founded under the patronage of thePresentation Brothers. It is located inBishopstown,Cork, Ireland.
Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh is a non-fee-paying, Catholic, all-boys school inBishopstown, Cork. It was founded by Brother Bonaventure of the Presentation Brothers in 1964. The Brothers withdrew from direct management in 1992 but continued their involvement until 2009, when they handed the trusteeship over to the Presentation Brothers School Trust.[2][3] The school was originally located in Laburnum House, Model Farm Road,[4] and the new school building opened in 1971.[5]
Basketball began in Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in the mid-1980s, and the school won All-Ireland Titles in 1991, 1995, 2005, and 2009.[6] CSN was also named Basketball School of the Year in 2009, and a number of CSN players have played for Irish underage teams.[6]
InGaelic football, the school has won the Cork Colleges Senior A competition, also known as theSimcox Cup, on several occasions.[7] In 2005, the school went on to win the Munster Colleges Senior A championship, orCorn Uí Mhuirí.[8]
Hurling is also played at the school, and a team from the school won the 1991 Munster B hurling championship and went on to participate in that year's All Ireland final losing toCallan CBS.[9] The school also reached a Munster final in 2007.[citation needed] Among the CSN hurlers who have gone on to play at inter-county level areBrian Murphy andRonan Curran.[9]
The school has one of the oldest mountaineering clubs in Cork, founded in 1972.[10]
The school also has a debating society which, in 1998, produced the first Irish team to win the UK and Ireland Observer Mace debating competition.[11]
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