History

                                A college account book provides a list of lay and clerical staff who served in the school for varying lengths of time (e.g. Mr. Lawrence, described in the records as ‘Professor of Vocal Music’, was on the staff for just one month) between 1865   and   the late 1870’s.   :

                “Coffey, Revd. John;   Mr. Michael Pierse, Dr. Evening School;   Mr. McCabe;   Mr. J.J. O’Connor;   Mr. McAlister;   Mr. John O’Sullivan;   Mr. Ml. Heffernan;   Mr. Phelan;   Mr. Ml. Healy;   Mr. Wm. Aherne, Drill Master;   Revd. Ivo O’Connell, Revd.         Humphrey Riordan; Revd. Malachy O’Connell;   Revd. David O’Leary; Revd. Ds.Riordan;   Revd. Patrick O’Leary;   Revd. Dl. Harrington;   Mr. Patrick Crowley;   Mr. J.   Dyer;   Mr. Patrick Sullivan;   Mr. Lawrence Sullivan;   Revd. P. White;   Rev. J. Dowling;   Mr. Lawrence;   Mr. Hetreed; Mr. Eugene O’Sullivan.”

                Until c. 1970 the staff was mainly clerical . During the seventies the balance gradually changed and now   (2006) there is just one priest on the staff, Fr. Joe Begley.