| Glenstal Abbey School | |
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Murroe, County Limerick
Ireland
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| Former name | Glenstal Priory School |
| Type | Boys only, 7-day Full Boarding and Day Boarding (Mon-Sat) |
| Motto | PAX, Reverence, Respect and Responsibility |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1932 |
| President | The Abbot of Glenstal |
| Head teacher | Marius Carney |
| Chaplain | Fr. Denis Hooper OSB |
| Number of students | c. 250 |
| Houses | Junior House
Inter House Senior House |
| Color(s) | Red and grey |
| Mascot | Raven |
| Website | www |
Glenstal Abbey School is an all boys independent day and boarding Catholic secondary school, located on the grounds of Glenstal AbbeyinMurroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is run by monks of the Benedictine order. The school offers seven-day full boarding, as well as day boarding (Mon-Sat). The school is regularly ranked among the top schools in Ireland.[1][2][3]
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Glenstal is a Norman Revivalist Castle, designed by William Bardwell, an English architect and built by Sir Matthew Barrington in 1839.[4] Sir Charles and Lady Barrington left Ireland permanently in 1925.
The castle and estate were purchased shortly after by Monsignor James J. Ryan, retired president of St Patrick’s College, Thurles, for the nominal sum of £2,000. Some months after the purchase, Msgr Ryan wrote to Celestine Golenvaux, the Abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Maredsous, and invited him to come to Ireland and set up a daughter house in Glenstal and by March 1927, the first two Belgian monks had arrived at Glenstal to establish the new house.[5] In September 1932, the monks opened a Secondary School with Fr Columba Skerret as Headmaster, and with an intake of just seven pupils. The first lay teacher at the school was Mr Vincent Quirke.
Glenstal Abbey was faced with allegations of child abuse. Records indicate four historic allegations against two members of the monastic community relating to abuse at Glenstal Abbey School.They were reported and investigated; in no case were there criminal or civil proceedings.[6] In a 2014 report The National Board for Safeguarding Children (NBSC) stated that the Benedictine community handled these accusations well with proper action, including removal from monastic life and treatment.[7]
Notable former pupils
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The main sport in Glenstal is rugby union, mandatory for all students in first and second year. Teams are fielded at all ages from U-14 to U-19 and are involved in both friendly and competitive fixtures from late September until March.
The school won the Munster Schools Senior Cup, for its first time on 18 March 2018 beating Christian Brothers College, Cork 18-17.
