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St Colman's College
Coláiste Cholmáin
St Colman's College; Coláiste Cholmáin
Location
	Fermoy; Ireland
Coordinates	52°08′14″N 8°16′45″W / 52.137192°N 8.27903°W
Information
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1858; 167 years ago
Principal	Sean Lane
Gender	Male
Enrollment	541
Colour(s)	Green & White
Former pupils	Colmanites
Website	stcolmanscollege.com
	; The old building of St. Colman's College

St Colman's College (Irish: Coláiste Cholmáin) is an all-boys voluntary secondary school, and former boarding school, in Fermoy, County Cork. The college was founded in 1856 and opened in 1858 as the diocesan college of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. Archbishop Thomas Croke, after whom Croke Park is named, became the school's first president in this year.

History

The site upon which St. Colman's was built was bought by Fr. Timothy Murphy in 1856. Murphy commissioned John Pine Hurley to design the new college building. Twenty months after construction began, St. Colman's opened its doors to its first students in 1858. The original college building is three storeys in height and has a six-storey tower. The façade is of red sandstone, with limestone facings. The building, with its tall tower, has since become an iconic structure in Fermoy and looms over the town's skyline.^[tone] A west wing was added in 1887 while the school chapel was added in the early 1900s. A new classroom block was added to the college in 1969. This new block had a large assembly hall and twenty-two classrooms. A library in the college, known among the students and faculty as the 'Priest's Library', houses a number of rare manuscripts and books. From the very beginning, St. Colman's welcomed boarders from all over Munster; however, boarding ceased in the college in 2003.^[2]

Sport

The college has traditionally played hurling and has won the Dr. Harty Cup nine times (1948, 1949, 1977, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 & 2003).

In addition to hurling, the school also participates in other sports. These include equestrianism, pitch and putt, tennis, swimming, rugby (former Leinster and Ireland prop Mike Ross being a past pupil), cricket, basketball and badminton.^{[citation needed]}

The St. Colman's Health & Fitness Campus, a redevelopment of the college's sports grounds, was opened in 2015. The project included the building of new dressing rooms and showers, three full sized tennis courts and a fitness walkway around the Harty pitch.^[3]

Notable alumni

Arts

John Stanislaus Joyce, father of writer James Joyce^[4]
Peadar Ua Laoghaire, writer and priest^[5]
Canon Sheehan of Doneraile, writer and priest^[6]

Sports

Liam Kearney, football player, League of Ireland champion 2005, FAI Cup winner 2007, Setanta Sports Cup winner 2008 (Cork City) League of Ireland champion 2006 (Shelbourne)
Canon Bertie Troy, Cork hurling manager, photographer, and faculty of the College (1957–1977)^[7]
Mike Ross, Irish rugby player
Andrew O'Shaughnessy, Kilmallock, Limerick Hurler. All Ireland Finalist 2007
Stephen Molumphy, Ballyduff, Waterford Hurler, All Ireland Finalist 2008
Aidan Kearney, Tallow, Waterford Hurler, All Ireland Finalist 2008
Timmy McCarthy, Castlelyons, Cork Hurler, All Ireland Champion 1999/2004/05
Brian Murphy, Bride Rovers, Cork Hurler, All Ireland Champion 2004/05
Fergal McCormack, Mallow, Cork Hurler, All Ireland Champion 1999
Mark Landers, Killeagh, Cork Senior Hurling Winning Captain 1999
Seánie O'Leary, Youghal, Cork Hurler, All Ireland Winner 1976/77/78/1984, All Ireland U21 1970/71/73 Minor 1969/1970
Barry Murphy, Scarriff, Clare All Ireland Hurling Champion 1997
Colm Spillane, Castlelyons, Cork Senior Hurler, Munster Winner 2017
Niall O'Leary, Castlelyons, Cork Senior Hurler, All Ireland Finalist 2021
Bertie Troy, also taught at the school

Christian mission

William Barry DD (1872–1929), Archbishop of Hobart, Tasmania
David Keane, Bishop of Limerick (RC) 1923–1945
Fachtna O'Driscoll, Superior General of the Society of African Missions worldwide, 2013–2019.
Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Dermot O'Connell, longest serving principal in Nigeria