Did any famous people attend your school?

Trevor Kent · 17-01-2012 05:09PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:13PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:16PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:16PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:16PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:17PM

later10 wrote: »

Janey mack. Imagine that reunion.

Is that Synge Street?

ooooooh, the rivalry will never die :mad:

sagat2 · 17-01-2012 05:18PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:18PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:19PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:20PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:22PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:24PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:25PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:25PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:28PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:30PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:31PM

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

44leto · 17-01-2012 05:31PM

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 · 17-01-2012 05:31PM

Trevor Kent wrote: »

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

exactly haha

starbelgrade · 17-01-2012 05:32PM

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.

alwaysadub · 17-01-2012 05:36PM

Jason Byrne, the comedian.
Think he's the only one.

Witchie · 17-01-2012 05:36PM

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!

You went to Pretoria? Nice!

My school has churned out a few actresses: Siobhan McKenna, Aoibhinn McGinnity (Love/Hate and trivia), Charlene McKenna (Raw, Pure Mule etc) and think Catriona Balfe went there too (Ireland's only supermodel now turned actress).

DEFTLEFTHAND · 17-01-2012 05:37PM

no1beemerfan wrote: »

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

You hardly went to the tech in Roscrea Co Tipp did you? I remember Seamus Dennison used to teach history there.

stovelid · 17-01-2012 05:38PM

I think Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne went to mine. So I'm told.

Paparazzo · 17-01-2012 05:42PM

later10 wrote: »

Janey mack. Imagine that reunion.

Is that Synge Street?

No, O'Connells.
Ronnie Delaney went there too.
And if you're into GAA, Micheal O Hehir went there and Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh taught there.

Tefral · 17-01-2012 05:48PM

Paul O'Connell (Rugby)
Pat Cox (MEP)
Sam Lynch (olympian)

Tim the Enchanter · 17-01-2012 05:50PM

kfallon wrote: »

Forgot Jim Beglin too :rolleyes:

And I don't think Keith Barry attended there!

And don't forget Chris Doran.He went to De La Salle. How could you forget Chris.:rolleyes:

4zn76tysfajdxp · 17-01-2012 05:50PM

Grainne Seoige and the other, less famous Seoige went to my school. About ten years before I was there though.

Conchir · 17-01-2012 05:54PM

Roddy Doyle and Ronan Keating. Not one of the old teachers hold ol' Ronan in very high esteem.

Nicky Byrne went to my Primary.

GLaDOS · 17-01-2012 05:55PM

Actually my maths teacher was Aidan Lynch of LOI fame

Did any famous people attend your school?

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