Did any famous people attend your school?

John Doe1

We only had one guy really, his surname is quite humourous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Butt

Sindri

Madonna visited mine. But it's in Zimbabwe.

She took Mbulu!!!

squod

Hitler. Vice principle 1986-1992.

summerskin

Professor Brian Cox( tv presenter, scientist, keyboard player with D-Ream etc) was there when I was. Quite a few others went too.

John Doe1

squod wrote: »

Hitler. Vice principle 1986-1992.

Aw yeah there was uproar in the inner muff chronicle if i remember correctly

GLaDOS

Bertie (seriously)

mattjack

Sindri wrote: »

Madonna visited mine. But it's in Zimbabwe.

She took Mbulu!!!

Keep your fingers crossed Angelina and Brad are building an extension.

Sindri

summerskin wrote: »

Professor Brian Cox( tv presenter, scientist, keyboard player with D-Ream etc) was there when I was. Quite a few others went too.

If your name was foreskin and his was Cox that would be funny.

seanybiker

John o shea the footballer went to my secondary. Probably more but I was never in there so cant remember.

CiaranMcDCFC

Keith McErlean from Raw was the year behind me in school. The only one I can think off, used to work with D-Ream's brother though!

Slunk

Ronnie wheelan i think

Standard Toaster

Bertie Ahern, the bollix.

ITDept

Dawn French. Apparently she hated the place so they don't mention her much.

Ludo

Michael Martin :mad:

PseudoFamous

Colin Farrell. But only for a year

Sindri

No one famous went to my school.







Except Christy MOORE!!! Jamie Heaslip, Geordan Murphy, Geordan Murphy's nephew, Fionn Carr, Bernard Jackman and myself who one day will be famous.

KTRIC

Me

busyliving

Eamon De Valera tried to attend my school, but he didn't get in...

But quiet a few Irish international rugby players, such as Keith Wood, Keith Earls, Colm Tucker...

Other than rugby I don't think anyone famous came out of my school

bobbysands81

Loads, my alma mater is Blackrock College, list of us all here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Rockmen

Sindri

KTRIC wrote: »

Me

Ahh yes, the infamous KTRIC. Famous for his short but provocative and sensationalist posts.

SeaFields

Some of these guys did apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxmZZBJQAKM

sbsquarepants

Robbie Keane.
Didn't know him, i'm about 5 years older than him.

irishejit

There's a few from my old school-

Henry Francis Lyte - wrote Abide With Me
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
and Neil Hannon of Divine Comedy fame!

theteal

Define famous?

Eamonn Coghlan, Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran, a large handful of other lesser known (but yet known) soccer players - we were good at the soccer

jubella

Graham Hopkins, drummer from the Frames. Not really that famous in fairness, but I think that's the only one.

MitchKoobski

seanybiker wrote: »

John o shea the footballer went to my secondary. Probably more but I was never in there so cant remember.

De La Salle!

I remember we had to sneak him in the window for awards photos after all the students were waiting inside the doors for him.

I'd suggest John Mullane too but he's a different sort of famous.

later12

Yeah one of my classmates invented this special type of like, glue?
Another one invented the post-it.

deaddonkey

that bono geezer.

Paparazzo

The good:
Colm Meaney
Sean Lemass
Eamonn Ceannt
Luke Kelly
James Joyce (briefly!)

The Bad:
Pat Kenny
Ray Burke
Bill Cullen

mattjack

theteal wrote: »

Define famous?

Eamonn Coghlan, Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran, a large handful of other lesser known (but yet known) soccer players - we were good at the soccer

Driminagh Castle ? some of my tribe went there too.

Sanjuro

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Loads, my alma mater is Blackrock College, list of us all here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Rockmen

This.

Trevor Kent

Maverick Sabre.

Bit younger than me, so didnt know him. He lived across the road from me apparently but dont remember ever talking to him.

Ledger

Maverick Sabre (AKA Michael Stafford)

Kevin Doyle

Dermot Desmond (dunno if he counts tbh)

John Paul Phelan TD

TJ O'Brien (Jockey)




EDIT: Feck ya Trevor, ya got there first! ha

kfallon

seanybiker wrote: »

John o shea the footballer went to my secondary. Probably more but I was never in there so cant remember.

Did that magician fella Keith Barry go there too???

One time Ireland International Alan Lee (think he's with Huddersfield now) was there for a couple of years.

Paul Flynn, hurler and now Sunday Game 'pundit' attended too. So did Wexford football manager Jason Ryan. Can't remember if John Mullane went to De La Salle or not.

Jockey Danny Grant was there.

later12

Paparazzo wrote: »

The good:
Colm Meaney
Sean Lemass
Eamonn Ceannt
Luke Kelly
James Joyce (briefly!)

Janey mack. Imagine that reunion.

Is that Synge Street?

theteal

mattjack wrote: »

Driminagh Castle ? some of my tribe went there too.

no better place

oh, as well, if you know your Dublin GAA, Ciaran Walsh went to the Castle as well iirc

theteal

later10 wrote: »

Janey mack. Imagine that reunion.

Is that Synge Street?

ooooooh, the rivalry will never die :mad:

sagat2

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/22/article-0-03F7C308000005DC-759_468x286.jpg

There are many other famous and infamous past pupils but none truly display the rewards of a Jesuit education quite like our state jester. Truly a national gem.

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

Did that magician fella Keith Barry go there too???

One time Ireland International Alan Lee (think he's with Huddersfield now) was there for a couple of years.

Paul Flynn, hurler and now Sunday Game 'pundit' attended too. So did Wexford football manager Jason Ryan. Can't remember if John Mullane went to De La Salle or not.

Jockey Danny Grant was there.

Forgot Jim Beglin too :rolleyes:

And I don't think Keith Barry attended there!

Trevor Kent

Ledger wrote: »

Maverick Sabre (AKA Michael Stafford)

Kevin Doyle

Dermot Desmond (dunno if he counts tbh)

TJ O'Brien (Jockey)




EDIT: Feck ya Trevor, ya got there first! ha

lol.

Did Kevin Doyle not go to the Good Council??? Michael went to the C.B.S or am I off the ball here altoghther?

billymitchell

busyliving wrote: »

Eamon De Valera tried to attend my school, but he didn't get in...

Dev' did go to my secondary school. He was an alright lad, had notions though. Didn't really keep in touch with him after school though(he wasn't on facebook or anything), so don't know what happened him after he flew the nest.

Ledger

Trevor Kent wrote: »

lol.

Did Kevin Doyle not go to the Good Council??? Michael went to the C.B.S or am I off the ball here altoghther?

Well, I don't remember Michael being in the counsel. But I was told he was, I'm probably wrong so.

davet82

Paparazzo wrote: »

The good:
Colm Meaney
Sean Lemass
Eamonn Ceannt
Luke Kelly
James Joyce (briefly!)

The Bad:
Pat Kenny
Ray Burke
Bill Cullen

I didnt know any of these besides Pat Kenny (although he'd never let on me thinks) thanks for the info

cynder

One of the miss ireland's went to my primary school and was a year below me. dont even remember her name!

Emily Buttler acted in : moulin rouge and chicago.

Dean Headley

Played cricket for Kent & England

ejmaztec

sagat2 wrote: »

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/22/article-0-03F7C308000005DC-759_468x286.jpg

There are many other famous and infamous past pupils but none truly display the rewards of a Jesuit education quite like our state jester. Truly a national gem.

I bet his schoolbag never exceeded 10kgs in weight.

Trevor Kent

Ledger wrote: »

Well, I don't remember Michael being in the counsel. But I was told he was, I'm probably wrong so.

The only famous person to come out of Ross and were all claiming him lol.

Conall Cernach

irishejit wrote: »

There's a few from my old school-

Henry Francis Lyte - wrote Abide With Me
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
and Neil Hannon of Divince Comedy fame!

That's that big posh place in Enniskillen isn't it?

no1beemerfan

My history teacher played on the famous Munster team that beat the All Blacks.

44leto

A few criminals and a notorious paedo priest who got their names in the paper a few times some even got on tele.
No-one else.

Ledger

Trevor Kent wrote: »

The only famous person to come out of Ross and were all claiming him lol.

exactly haha

starbelgrade

The ones I remember from school were:

Aidan Gillen (Actor from The Wire, Love/Hate)
Kenny Cunningham (former Ireland international footballer)
Dessie Farrell (Chief Executive of the GAA & former Dublin GAA player)
Jason Sherlock (former Dublin GAA player)

I knew them all from playing football with them, with the exception of Gillen.

Eamon Coghlan (former athlete) & Ronan Collins (RTE) also attended my school, but a good bit before my time.