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One of Ireland's oldest schools, Belvedere was founded in 1832 and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) in 1982. The school currently has in excess of 930 pupils enrolled and has a number of famous alumni in the world of the arts, politics, sport, science and business. Designation which marks an organisation, institution or countrys 150 year existance. ...

George Augustus Rochfort (1738-1814), who became the Second Earl of Belvedere in 1774, built Belvedere House, one of the most dominant buildings on the school's campus and best surviving examples of Georgian architecture in Ireland. The title of Earl of Belvedere (alternative spelling: Earl of Belvidere) was created in 1756 in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The title of Earl of Belvedere (alternative spelling: Earl of Belvidere) was created in 1756 in the Peerage of Ireland. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... A Georgian house in Salisbury For the unrelated architecture of the country Georgia, see Architecture of Georgia (country). ...

Jesuit ethos

Belvedere College is run by the Jesuit order. Most of the school's current teaching staff are now lay-persons, although a number of Jesuit priests and brothers take part in the school's administration. Seal of the Society of Jesus. ...

The Jesuit ethos of social justice for all and educating "men for others" are keystones of the Belvedere College culture and education philosophy. The school recently celebrated the 500th birthday of the patron saint of the college, St. Francis Xavier. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Saint Francis Xavier (Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: San Francisco Javier; Portuguese: São Francisco Xavier; Chinese: 聖方濟各沙勿略) (7 April 1506 - 2 December 1552) was a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). ...

Charitable activities

For example, some students travel with the Dublin Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France to assist the elderly and the disabled, others take part in an exchange programme with students of Saint Xavier's Collegiate School, Calcutta, India, where they assist in homes for orphans and street-children. Belvedere's St. Vincent de Paul Society is one of the largest of any secondary school in Ireland, organising activities such as old-folks events and flat decoration in inner city Dublin. Since 1981, certain students also undertake a charity walk from Dublin to Galway every summer in order to raise funds for Irish Guide Dogs For The Blind and The Temple Street Children's Hospital (which is located near the school). In the past, the "block-pull", as it is known, has raised over €70,000. This article is about the French pilgrimage location. ... // St. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Saint Vincent de Paul (April 24, 1580 – September 27, 1660) was born at Pouy, Landes, Gascony, France to a peasant family. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference M300256 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ...

An annual charitable fundraising event held by the College is the "Belvedere Sleep-Out", which takes place from December 22 to 24th each year. Students "go homeless" on Dublin's O'Connell Street for 3 days and 2 nights. The Sleep-Out is run by a primarily by students from the College, with the assistance of a number of teachers, to raise funds for Focus Ireland, The Home Again Society and Father Peter McVerry's Society for homeless boys. The students fast for 24 hours of the Sleep-Out. The culmination of the event is Christmas Eve midnight mass, in the college chapel. In the past, the college has managed to raise over €137,000 in a single Christmas period for the charities. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Daniel OConnell, 19th century nationalist leader, whose statue by John Henry Foley, stands on the street named after him. ... Focus Ireland is a nonprofit organization in Ireland that provides services for homeless people. ... Look up Fast, FAST in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

Belvedere College has an active alumni association - the Belvedere College Past Pupils' Union, the aim of which is to encourage social interchange among Belvederians and to promote the aims of the Society to which the College belongs. The Union has a number of sub-committees including the Belvedere Youth Club, which provides social, recreational and educational facilities for youth in the Dublin city centre area, and Belvedere Social Services, which provides housing for young vulnerable homeless boys who would otherwise be at grave risk, and facilitates them with opportunities for training and employment.

Admissions

Under Irish law, school entrance exams are prohibited. Potential students and their parents now undergo an interview with a faculty member. Preference is given to brothers of current Belvedere students and the sons of Old Belvederians. Although private and therefore fee-paying, the school awards a number of full scholarships each year (around 10-15% of the overall student number) in furtherance of the school's aim to be socially just. It is not an academic scholarship or it is not a sports scholarship. The scholarship is designed to assist those families who are not in a position to pay fees.

Facilities

Extensive facilities at the school include a swimming pool, gymnasium, state-of-the-art science and technology block, modern restaurant, refectory, music suite, learning resource centre, museum, chapel, oratory, theatre (which has the biggest stage of any school in Ireland), rooftop astro-turf pitch, tennis courts and rugby, cricket and soccer pitches (located on the Distillery Road in Drumcondra, Dublin and on the Navan Road in Cabra, Dublin). Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Drumcondra (Irish: Droim Conrach) is a fashionable residential area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. ... For the village in Spain, see Cabra, Córdoba WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O133369 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Population (2002) 22,740  Cabra (Cabrach in Irish) is a suburb on the northside of Dublin city in Ireland, approximately 5km north-west of the city centre. ...

Belvdere College S.J. has installed one of the most sophisticated computer systems of any Irish school. Driven by an extremely computer-literate staff the college has many interactive white boards,3 computer labs, cabled and wireless networking to every classroom and many other IT features including dedicated networks for the library, Special Education, Careers, Music and Art. In 2006 Belvedere won the All Ireland RoboCup and represented Ireland in Bremen, Germany, where the team won 'The Best Poster Award'. In 2007 the College were runners-up in the same competition.

Sports

Belvedere College has a strong rugby union football tradition. In 2005, for the first time in the school's history, they won both the Leinster Junior Cup and Leinster Senior Cup. Only Blackrock College (65) have won the Leinster Senior Cup more times than Belvedere (10). They are the current holders of the Leinster Senior Cup, after beating St. Mary's College in the thrilling 2008 final[1] For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... This is a very serious rugby competion for 15 year olds. ... Leinster Senior Cup or Leinster Schools Senior Cup to give it its full name is the under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the IRFU. It traditionally draws large crowds to matches and up to 25,000 for the final tie which takes place... For the rugby union club, see Blackrock College RFC. Blackrock College (Irish: Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe) is a Catholic, voluntary, fee-paying secondary school for boys, located in Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland. ...

Cricket has also, traditionally, been a strong sport within the school. Belvedere has won both the Leinster Senior and Junior Cups more times than any other Leinster school. This article is about the sport. ...

Belvedere's Lifesaving club is also very successful, with a number of All-Ireland Titles to their credit and students have succesfully represented Ireland at International Lifesaving Competitions.

Basketball has also become a prominent sport in the school, with the under-19 team reaching the All-Ireland Championships and finishing third in 2002.

1996 saw Belvedere win the Dublin Metropolitan Schools Soccer Cup defeating schools with a much steeper history in the Cup. The final saw them face Tallaght CS which fielded Irish Internationals Robbie Keane and Jason Gavin. The team went on to win the Leinster title in the same year.

Other Co-Curricular Activities

Belvedere has numerous co-curricular and cultural activities.

The school has debating societies in the English, Irish and French languages. Belvedere has won the All-Ireland schools debating competition on a number of occasions (most recently in 2005) and also the Alliance Française debating championship. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Belvedere was succesful in the last ever series of Blackboard Jungle, a popular television programme on RTÉ. Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Drama productions form an integral part of Belvedere's year. Each academic year, there are four performances: A Junior Musical, a Senior Musical, a Drama Society production, and a first year play. Belvedere's productions are famous for their proffesionality. Ths school has produced, amongst others , the Irish premiers of both Les Miserables (the student-version), in 2004 and the stage adaptation of His Dark Materials, in 2007. Other productions of note include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, Bugsy Malone, David Copperfield, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Wind In The Willows. Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... The trilogy (U.K versions), in order of succession from left to right. ... Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone as dramatized in cinema. ... David Copperfield is a quasi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... For other uses, see The Wind in the Willows (disambiguation). ...

The school's Concert Choir has been in existance for many years. The Choir hosts the Annual Christmas Carol Service in December, and the Annual Musical Evening, which usually takes place in May. The Choir have undertaken recordings in RTÉ, and have been succesful at both the Feis Ceoil and the Wesley Feis. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Feis Ceoil (Irish: Festival of Music) is an annual Irish cultural festival of music and dance. ...

The College orchestra which is only in it's second year, has already won events at both the Wesley Feis, and the Feis Ceoil. For the song titled Orchestra, see The Servant (band). ... Feis Ceoil (Irish: Festival of Music) is an annual Irish cultural festival of music and dance. ...

Science

The promotion of Science has become a priority for Belvedere's Board of Management. Over € 70 million has been invested in the Dargan-Maloney Science and technology block. Dr Garret FitzGerald of the University of Pennsylvania has instituted an annual five-week scholarship to two students who excel in Transition Year science.[2]

Culture of Belvedere

College main entrance on Denmark Street, Dublin

The school motto is Per Vias Rectas translating as "By straight paths" and the College aspires to produce "Men for Others". Students often write "AMDG" the motto of the Society of Jesus, ie: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam, on the top left of pages of their copybooks. This translates as "For the greater glory of God". Until recently the students would write "LDSetBVM" or Laus Deus Semper et Beatum Virginum Maria (Love God forever and the Blessed Virgin Mary) on the bottom right of the same page, but this practice has largely died out. Yet the writing of AMDG in copybooks is still practised today. Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... A.M.D.G. engraving in choir loft of St. ...

The unofficial school anthem, often heard at rugby matches, is "Only In God", based on Psalm 62 in the Bible. Its a lethal tune. The official anthem is less popular, entitled "Belvedere, Oh Belvedere" it was composed by a past pupil and recorded by the school choir in 1997. Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

The school yearbook is known as "The Belvederian". The term Belvederian is also sometimes used to refer to attending students and Old Belvederian (OB) for alumni. Old Belvederians normally refer to their graduation by using the name of the final year in the college followed by the year as, for example, "OB 1984". For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ...

Belvedere College is the backdrop for much of James Joyce's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. It is a semi-autobiographical piece of work, and the teacher was based on Joyce's own English teacher, George Dempsey. In the book Joyce mentions his involvement in the College Opera which continues today. The College's Dramatic Society performs four times during the academic year. This article is about the writer and poet. ... A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel by James Joyce, first serialized in The Egoist from 1914 to 1915 and published in book form in 1916. ... George Dempsey is a former American diplomat. ...

A museum[3] and archive[4] was opened in 2002 dedicated to the history of Belvedere College and its alumni.

Wartime Contribution

Belvedere, like many other schools in Ireland made a significant contribution to the effort of the two major world wars. Over 48 students of the college lost their lives in the First World War. Their names are listed on a new memorial in the College yard. The college also published a book entitled "The Cruel Clouds of War", which is a Roll of Honour listing Belvedere's war dead. The new war memorial was unveiled by former Taoiseach Dr. Garret Fitzgerald in 2003. 14 Students of Belvedere died between 1939 and 1945 in the Second World War. These are also listed on a memorial in the yard.

School academic structure

In Belvedere the years and classes are divided in a non standard way, reflecting the Jesuit ethos of the school and the steps towards full education.

Secondary School:

• First year: Elements (E)
• Second Year: Rudiments (Rud)
• Third Year: Grammar (G)
• Fourth/Transition Year: Syntax (S)
• Fifth Year: Poetry (P)
• Sixth Year: Rhetoric (R)
• Discontinued Seventh Year: Philosophy, taught to those who were too young to attend University.

Furthermore, in each year there are six classes or houses:

• Loyola (L) - after St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.
• Aylmer (A) - after Fr. Charles Aylmer, a former Headmaster of the school.
• Xavier (X) - after St. Francis Xavier, the famous Jesuit missionary to India and Japan, and the school's patron.
• Kenney (K) - after Fr. Tom Kenney SJ, an early Belvedere rector.
• Finlay (F) - after Fr. George Finlay SJ, the first rector of the school, often known as the "second founder" of Belvedere.
• Scully (S) - after Fr. Tom Scully SJ, former Physics teachers in Belvedere.

and formerly, but now discontinued: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Ignacio (Íñigo) López de Loyola (December 24, 1491 – July 31, 1556), was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus, a religious order of the Catholic Church professing direct service to the Pope in terms of mission. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Saint Francis Xavier (Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa; Spanish: San Francisco Javier; Portuguese: São Francisco Xavier; Chinese: 聖方濟各沙勿略) (7 April 1506 - 2 December 1552) was a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). ... For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ...

• Dempsey (D) - after George Dempsey, James Joyce's English teacher

So, if a student is placed in Loyola form in first year, he is in Elements Loyola, or EL. He will stay in Loyola until he graduates, from Rhetoric Loyola, or RL. This article is about the writer and poet. ...

To make matters seemingly more confusing to the outsider, though patently obvious to the attendee, the preparatory house in the school, since closed, had its own class naming conventions. The house was composed of the four years of school following first holy communion:

Primary School (now closed):

• Third Class: Elements (Ele)
• Fourth Class: Rudiments (Rud)
• Fifth Class: Third Grammar (3G)
• Sixth Class: Second Grammar (2G)

Within the junior school the class names were as follows:

• Elements - Clonard and Durrow (previously Knights and Warriors)
• Rudiments - Tara and Kells (previously Lions and Tigers)
• Third Grammar - Ulster, Munster and Connaught (previously Pilots, Explorers and Scouts)
• Second Grammar - Xavier, Aylmer and Loyola (previously Falcons, Hawks and Eagles)

The system continued on to the Secondary School as follows:

• First Year: First Grammar (1G)
• Second Year: Third Syntax (3S)
• Third Year: Second Syntax (2S)
• Fourth Year: First Syntax (1S)
• Fifth Year: Poetry (P)
• Sixth Year: Rhetoric (R)

Notable alumni

Art & literature

• James Joyce - Writer [5]
• Harry Clarke - Artist [6]
• Sam Stephenson - Architect
• Austin Clarke - Poet
• John Robert O'Connell - Patron of the Irish Arts & Crafts Movement (1894-1925) see Honan Chapel
• Thomas Bodkin - Director of the National Gallery of Ireland (1927-35)
• Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan - Writer [7]
• Mervyn Wall - Writer [8]
• William Fay Co-founders of the Abbey Theatre [9]
• Liam O'Flaherty - Writer [10]
• Francis Browne - Photograper [11]

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Irish history & politics

• The Rt. Hon Lord Chief Baron Palles PC - Lord Chief Baron of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland, 1874-1916
• Sir John Bowes Griffin QC - Chief Justice of Uganda
• William Martin Murphy - Member of Parliament (MP)
• Sir Michael Hogan - Chief Justice of Hong Kong, 1955-70
• Kevin Barry - Irish War of Independence [12]
• Joseph Mary Plunkett - Irish War of Independence [13]
• Charles Burgess Cathal Brugha - Irish War of Independence [14]
• Éamon de Valera - President of Ireland and Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) (former teacher)[15]
• Garret Fitzgerald - Fine Gael Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Former Leader of Fine Gael[16]
• Richard Bruton - Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Deputy Leader of Fine Gael [17]
• Brian Lenihan - Fianna Fail Teachta Dála (TD) and Government Minister [18]
• Conor Lenihan - Fianna Fail Teachta Dála (TD) [19]
• Chris O'Malley - Fine Gael Member of European Parliament (MEP) 1986-89

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Religion

• Desmond Cardinal Connell - Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland[20]
• Blessed Don Columba Marmion (1858-1923) - Abbot of the Maredsous Abbey in Belgium [21]

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Sports

• Dr A D Clinch - Rugby Union[22]
• Tom Crean VC - Rugby Union[23]
• Pierce O’Brien Butler - Rugby Union[24]
• Dr Tom Little - Rugby Union[25]
• Eugene O’D Davy - Rugby Union[26]
• John Arigho - Rugby Union[27]
• Karl Mullen - Rugby Union[28]
• George Morgan - Rugby Union[29]
• Des O’Brien - Rugby Union[30]
• Sir Anthony O'Reilly - Rugby Union[31]
• Ollie Campbell - Rugby Union[32]
• Cian O'Connor - Equestrian[33]
• Cian Healy - Rugby Union
• Niall Doherty- Rugby Union Coach[34]
• Sean Boylan - Former Meath football manager, International Rules Coach

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Business & professional

• Adrian Hardiman - Justice of the Irish Supreme Court[35]
• Sir Anthony O'Reilly - see above
• Michael Scott - Architect[36]

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Broadcasting

• Sir Terry Wogan - Broadcaster[37]
• John Bowman - Broadcaster[38]
• Tom Doorley - Food and wine critic with The Irish Times
• Mike Hogan - Radio Disc Jockey
• Henry Kelly - Television Presenter and Radio Disc Jockey
• Ian Dempsey - Radio Disc Jockey with Today FM[39]
• Dave Moore - Radio Disc Jockey with 98FM

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Knighthoods

• Sir John Edmund Barry (OB 1839) - [40]
• Sir Francis Cruise MD DI KSG (OB 1848). - [41]
• Rev Sir John R O’Connell KCSG, LLD, MA, MRIA. - [42]
• General Sir Martin Dillon KCB, GCB. - [43]
• Sir Edward Eyre KCSG. - [44]
• Sir John Mooney KBE, JP. Died (aged 60) 12 April 1934. - [45]
• Major Sir Christoper Nixon Bart, DL, DSO. Born 1877. - [46]
• Sir Michael Hogan, Chief Justice of Hong Kong - [47]
• Sir John Bowes Griffin QC, Chief Justice of Uganda. - [48]
• Sir Anthony O'Reilly (OB 1953). - see above - [49]
• Sir Terry Wogan (OB 1956). - see above - [50]
• The Rt. Hon Lord Chief Baron Palles PC. - [51]

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See also

• [[List of Victoria Crosses by Sc
• List of alumni of Jesuit educational institutions

Over the last 400 years, the Roman Catholic Jesuit order has established a world-wide network of schools and universities. ...

External links

• Belvedere College Web site