The Council have come across archive film on the day of the closing of the school in 1974. The film was taken by the late Comdt. Thomas Roche (1929-1933). It is a silent piece of film and runs for approximately 5 mins. We hope you enjoy it. Council Closing of the School in 1974 Filmed […]
The President, Cecil Naughton, and Officers of the Committee of the PPU send to all Past Pupils and members of the Union GREETINGS and GOOD WISHES for a HAPPY CHRISTMAS, together with BLESSINGS and GOOD FORTUNE throughout 2009. Advance Notice re. Annual Dinner 2009 and AGM. 2009 marks the 35th anniversary of Mungret College closing […]
It is with considerable pleasure that the membership of Mungret College SJ. Limerick PPU has learned of the imminent publication and launch of an autobiographical account of Most Rev Dr. David Cremin DD, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Metropolitan Diocese of Sydney, Australia and Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin. His Lordship received his secondary education […]
We recently received a communication from Michael Heneghan (Mungret Circa. 1948/51 and now residing in the US) with information that a past Mungret pupil of the Apostolic School in 1950-51, Giovanni Lajolo (then registered in the Roll Book John Lajolo) was created a Cardinal in the most recent Consistory on 24th Nov 2007. Giovanni Lajolo, […]
It is with great sadness that we report from England of the recent death of Rev. Fr. Des(mond) Cantwell, SDS. Past pupils of the mid 1950s will remember him with great affection, being extremely affable and very popular with his peers. He was a lay boy pupil from England of Irish extraction. On returning to […]
Patrick Cronin, KHS (Mungret 1961-1966) Congratulations are merited by Paddy Cronin, formerly from the townland of Mungret itself, following his investiture as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at a ceremony in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (SJ), Farm St., London on Sat 7th June 2008. The Investiture […]
This year’s annual event took place in the glorious and splendid surroundings of Adare Manor, thanks to the help of our outgoing President Tim Geary. They say that a good wine gets better with age as appears does our annual re-union because this year was very well supported. The event kicked off with the golf […]
Our President Timmy Geary has invited us to Adare Manor Golf and Country Club on Friday the 2nd of May. You may be aware that this venue will host the Irish Open approx two weeks after our event. All details for the day will be circulated by post shortly but we hope to get the […]
The unions annual dinner and golf outing held at Craddockstown Golf Club in Naas was very well supported. The day kicked off with the golf competition which was won by Seamus Kelly with a score of 37pts. In second place was that auld stalwart John Power, who returned a score of 34pts. He was closely […]
The Mungret team of Brian & Kevin Garland, Victor Ryan & Karl Roche finished well down the field in the annual Union of Irish Schools golf competition held in Milltown. The winners were Templeogue College for the first time. There was some consolation for the college however in that we won the longest drive competition […]