ONE of the most famous schools on the Northside has launched a book charting its 125-year history.
St Joseph CBS’s
‘125 Commemoration Year Book’ contains a full history of the Fairview-based school, which was founded in 1888.
Its illustrious history is presented through the use of an easily consulted timeline and through an extensive use of original pictures, many of which have never been seen publicly before.
The book, edited by Tim Quinlan, a resource teacher at the school, also features articles by many past pupils plus interviews with present and past teachers, supplemented by interviews with pupils from the 1940s,
’50s and
’60s.
As sport is an important aspect of any good school, the
‘125 Commemoration Year Book’ contains a substantial history of
‘Joey’s’ exploits on the field of play which is lavishly illustrated with pictures of its sporting heroes down through the years.
Tim Quinlan said the book was a
“must buy
? for all past pupils and anyone interested in local history. It can be obtained from the secretary at St Joseph’s at the very reasonable price of e10.
The evening was an auspicious occasion as it was marked by the launch of three other events at the school.
The school’s new updated website went live on the night, it was announced that the 125th anniversary will take place on Friday, February 28, and the blessing and official opening of the new Asperger’s Unit took place.
After the launch of the book and website the crowd of some 200 assembled guests went out to the school yard where they witnessed the blessing of the new school rooms by Monsignor Alex Stenson, past-pupil and Parish Priest of St Brigid’s, Killester.
The late Harry Boland Snr, an esteemed past pupil at the school, sadly passed away a few weeks after cutting the ribbon on the new Asperger’s Unit.
Mr Quinlan said:
“Harry, a classmate of Charles J Haughey, told old his family how delighted he was to attend this celebratory evening for the school he had loved so well and had remained loyal to through years of support for the Past Pupils Union.
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