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Bandon Grammar School

Private secondary school in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bandon Grammar School
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Bandon Grammar School (Scoil Ghrammadaí Dhroichead na Bandan) is a Church of Ireland secondary school situated in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland. Established in 1642, it is one of the oldest schools in Ireland.

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General

Bandon Grammar School is a co-educational, boarding and day school founded in 1642, with an historic association with the Church of Ireland. It is managed by a local Board of Directors under the auspices of The Incorporated Society as patron and held from that body under a Lease "as a secondary school recognised as such by the Minister for Education under the rules of the Department of Education for secondary schools, primarily for Protestant pupils".[1]

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History

Bandon Grammar School was founded in 1642 by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork.

Sport

Field hockey

With a team that included future Ireland men's field hockey internationals, David and Conor Harte, Bandon Grammar School won the 2005 All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship[2][3][4] and also repeated the success in the COVID-19 delayed 2021–22 season.[5]

Rugby

Bandon Grammar School competes in the Munster Schools 'A' competitions. Notable past players include Darren Sweetnam,[6] James French,[7] Gavin Coombes,[8] and Jack Crowley.[9] Régis Sonnes spent two years coaching at the school,[10] alongside coaching at Bandon R.F.C. before returning to top 14 rugby, taking Stade Toulousain to be the 2018 French Champions. He has since returned to Bandon and continues to coach at Bandon Grammar and Bandon R.F.C.[11] Fiona Hayes currently coaches girls rugby at the school.[citation needed]

Notable past students

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References

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