ST. MARY’S COLLEGE C.S.Sp. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE ANNUAL 2008 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE ANNUAL 2005 Published by ST. MARY’S COLLEGE C.S.Sp., RATHMINES, DUBLIN 6. www.stmarys.ie 2005 ANNUAL '·"·D lll:li .,,, ST. MARY’S COLLEGE ANNUAL 2005 105th* ACADEMIC YEAR PUBLISHED BY ST. MARY’S COLLEGE CSSp, RATHMINES, DUBLIN 6. Contents Editorial 3 The Arms of the College 4 Obituary: Dr. Brendan Deasy 5 Staff Retirements 6 College Community, Board of Management and Staff 2004-2005 9 Senior School Roll 2004-2005 10 Senior School Class Photographs 2004-2005 15 That Was The Year That Was 33 6th Year Prizegiving 2004-2005 44 Transition Year 2004-2005 48 Senior School Prizegiving 2004-2005 53 Latin Round Up (I) 65 Fiddler on the Roof 2004 66 Golden Jubilee of School Chapel 68 Latin Round Up (II) 70 Scouts 2004-2005 71 Senior School Rugby 2004-2005 78 Senior School Basketball 2004-2005 91 Senior School Sports Teams & Achievements 2004-2005 93 Senior School Sports Day 2005 97 St. Mary’s College RFC 2004-2005 98 St. Mary’s College Past Pupils’ Union 2004-2005 100 St. Mary’s College Parents’ Association 2004-2005 104 Southern Hemisphere Rugby Tour 106 St. Mary’s College, Trinidad 110 Junior School Staff, Board of Management 114 Junior School Roll 2004-2005 116 Junior School Class Photographs 2004-2005 119 Junior School Prizewinners 2004-2005 127 Junior School Rugby 2004-2005 128 Junior School Sports Day 2005 131 Junior School, Second Form, First Day 134 2006 Annual follows 135 Cover Illustrations: 2005 marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of the College Chapel. Here we see the beautiful apse mosaic which forms the backdrop to the altar in the chapel. Details from the floor mosaic appear on the back cover. *Academic Year: It is 115 years since the College opened but it was closed for 10 years during the last century. Editorial This is the second of the St. Mary’s ‘catch-up’ Annuals where we are trying to complete the record of recent years in the school. Producing this double edition after such a passage of time and after several other annuals gives the editorial team an unnerving sense of time-travel. We have had our fellow travellers who have come whole heartedly on this journey with us. Raiders of the Lost Archives include the Administrative and Teaching staff of both Junior and Senior Schools, parents and numerous students, without whose assistance this publication would be a much slimmer and less detailed picture of the years in question. Our most heartfelt thanks go to all who have helped with this Annual. Two years in a College‘s life mean momentous events. They brought the tragic loss of a student; Rory Moore and a great friend to St. Mary’s; Dr. Brendan Deasy. May they rest in peace. Rory was a student who will always be remembered for his ready smile and wit: though he was only in St. Mary’s for a short time, he made a big impact on his peers and is greatly missed. Generations of students learned, all they needed to know, about the Birds and the Bees from Dr. Deasy. He always had well disciplined classes because the threat of being used as a model, if you spoke out of turn, was a very powerful one. Mr. John Gillespie and Mr. Noel Doyle retired from the Senior School and Ms. Francis Bane from the Junior School. One member of the editorial team has very fond memories of Mr. Doyle letting him away with a very inaccurate answer, in a table quiz, and many nights spent cutting out the contours of the vale of Glendalough. He also remembers the figures of speech learned at the hands of Mr. Gillespie and knows his onomatopoeia from his hyperbole. There are many, many students, both past and present, who owe all of their three Rs to Ms. Bane. New arrivals to the Staff of the Junior School included Garreth Agnew, Judith Keane, Fiona Murray, Greg Owen, Ray Sloan and Ruth Smith along with Rachel Donnellan, Ruairí Gallogly, Ronan Kelly, Katherine Madden, Rodney O’Donnell and Gordon Smyth in the Senior School. Huge changes occurred in the shape of the implementation of the Education Act with the establishment of a Board of Management for each of the two schools; the election of staff and parent representatives to these two Boards and the establishment of the Parents’ Association. This marked the biggest change in School governance, for the private schools, since their foundation. The newly established Parents’ Association made an immediate impact through fund- raising to mark out the yard area for a wide range of sports activities. A very welcome addition to the school. Other foundations were celebrated with the Golden Jubilee of the College Chapel. The chapel is a remarkable place with a very rich history and vibrant decoration. At the risk of too many anecdotes, the Editor’s memories include: singing plain chant, fixing the electric organ and serving at the morning Mass, for many a year. Students from St. Mary’s and Templeogue College continued the missionary vision of the chapel by visiting Ghana in these years. On more mundane matters, keen readers will be interested to note that a sports day was rained off with much disappointment in the Summer of 2006, (though it was rescheduled twice), the rugby performances were strong, but with no cup wins and the sport of Basketball continued to grow in popularity. The Senior School was given subject inspections twice and both the Science and English Departments came out of the inspections very well. In a note on accuracy, the Scout photos from the 7th troop which appeared in the 2007 Annual should have been included here. Keen observers will see Swiss chalets appearing in a location captioned, Belgium. Such mistakes will happen but it is down to our eagle- eyed team of proof readers that they don’t happen more. So, here we have two busy years for you to reminisce over and the history of St. Mary’s College is somewhat more complete. JOHN NISBET and LEONIE BLACKBURN Editors, 2005 and 2006 The Arms of the College SYMBOLISM The Escutcheon is quartered. On the right base (as you observe it) there is the unchangeable five point silver star with golden rays, symbolic of fidelity to its purpose of shedding light and guidance in the pursuit of Him Who enlightens every man and Who is the “Bright and Morning Star”. (Apoc XXII. 16). The upper right bears the Cross, the emblem of trials and difficulties. It is in gold on a silver ground, symbolic of the precious outcome of trials well borne. These two symbols combine to produce the College motto: “Fidelitas in Arduis” (Fidelity in Difficulties). On the upper left quarter there is the Dove in silver, symbolic of the Holy Ghost, from which descend seven golden rays, the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, essential in the practice of “Fidelitas in Arduis”. The left base bears a red heart transfixed with a sword and encircled with golden roses. This is symbolic of the Holy Heart of Mary, suffering - the supreme purely human type of “Fidelitas in Arduis”. The golden roses symbolise the reward that comes from such fidelity. HERALDIC DESCRIPTION On the Sinister base, on a ground Azure, a five point star, Argent, with emanating rays, Or. on the upper Sinsiter, a Cross, Or; on a ground Argent. On the Dexter chief, the Dove of the Holy Ghost, Argent, descending rays, Or, ground Azure. On the Dexter base, Heart Gules; sword Proper; wreath, Or, ground Argent. Shield: Quarterings Or; Scroll outline Or, with ground Argent. Lettering Gules. Entire shield of Escutcheon Or. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE ANNUAL 2005 5 OBITUARY DR. BRENDAN DEASY R.I.P. (from Fr. Flavin’s eulogy before the Funeral Mass, August 2005) Brendan Deasy’s going from among us annual rugby has been so sudden. While we pray for visit to Wales. Brendan’s eternal happiness, we He travelled celebrate too his great life; all that he with them and was to his family and friends. And we enjoyed the give eucharistic thanks for his many acts company of of kindness and of love. pupils and parents alike. He was a great family-man first and His belief in the formative value of school foremost; a loving husband to Martine, in prompted his voluntary coaching work a marriage blessed by God, over decades. for young sportsmen over many years He was a loving parent to Jean-Baptiste, and he followed their subsequent careers Celine and Olivier. He was a loving with great interest. Grandad to Hannah, Orla and Nicole; a fond brother of Paddy, Mary and Denis. He was quietly a very committed Catholic We grieve with them. Christian. His weekly visit to St. Mary’s always began with morning Mass in the He was, too, a busy, respected and loved chapel. He saw Christian living as a family doctor. He was also a pioneer in challenging response to the gift of faith. occupational medicine. For years, he was He was a member of the Lourdes Shrine the school doctor, and more, in St. International Medical Commission. I Mary’s College, as well as being a believe that from his days in Gormanston, counsellor in many other schools. He he inherited some of the true Franciscan talked to the pupils about growing into spirit. mature adults; about resisting addiction in many forms. He was friend to thousands. In particular, Brendan was friend and adviser to many He rejoiced with good humour in their priests, especially of the Holy Ghost nickname for him – “half-pint Deasy”.