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unusual facts about Clongowes Wood College


J. T. Walsh

After studying at Clongowes Wood College in Ireland from 1955-1961, Walsh attended the University of Tubingen in Tubingen, Germany and then the University of Rhode Island, where he starred in many college theater productions.


Arthur Clery

Clery was educated at the Catholic University School on Leeson Street (where he acquired the confirmation name "Chanel" in honour of the Marist martyr Peter Chanel, which he often used as a pseudonym), at Clongowes Wood College, and University College in Stephen's Green.

Comparison of Gaelic football and rugby union

Michael Cusack one of the founders of the Gaelic Athletic Association had been known as a rugby player in Ireland, and was involved with the game at Blackrock College and Clongowes Wood College.


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