24-702: Gormanston or Gormanstown could refer to: Ireland [ edit ] Gormanston, County Meath , a village in the Republic of Ireland Gormanston railway station , County Meath, Republic of Ireland Gormanston Camp , a military installation in County Meath, Republic of Ireland Gormanston College , County Meath, Republic of Ireland Other places [ edit ] Gormanston, Tasmania , town in Tasmania, Australia See also [ edit ] Viscount Gormanston ,
48-668: A core ministry throughout the 800-year history of the Franciscan Order. Prior to the Reformation schools attached to the local Franciscan abbey/friary were a common feature of Franciscan ministry. With the closure of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII this apostolate came to an abrupt end. The gradual relaxation of the Penal Laws saw a re-structuring of the Order in Ireland and the opening of
72-474: A day school although there are still 70 boarders. The sports facilities and vacation accommodation for groups are separately managed by a new company Gormanston Park. According to The New Ireland Review , April 1908, legend holds that when the head of the family is in his final hours, the foxes of County Meath, except for nursing vixens, emerge from their earths and make their way to the door of Gormanston Castle to keep vigil until he has died, in thanksgiving for
96-422: A fee paying school. Fees are still charged for boarders. In July 2006, Father Ronald Bennett , a former spiritual adviser, sports master and bursar of the college, pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of three boarders and one day pupil between 1974 and 1981. He was initially given to a five-year suspended sentence. On appeal the sentence was increased to 2½ years imprisonment and 2½ years suspended. During
120-566: A number of schools, notably in Clonmel and Athlone. The ministry of education carried out in Gormanston has its immediate roots in the Seraphic College opened at Capranica 50k North of the city of Rome in 1883. Originally intended as a training college for aspirants to the Franciscan Order it was decided to transfer the college to Multyfarnham Abbey Co. Westmeath in 1896 where it was to evolve into
144-501: A secondary school. The new college dedicated to St. Louis was opened in 1899. By the 1940s Multyfarnham in size and location was deemed no longer adequate by the Order. The Order had purchased the Gormanston Estate in 1947 and its proximity to Dublin made it an ideal and accessible location for a modern college. The first boarding students were received in 1954 and the new college was opened in 1957. The first students graduated from
168-525: A title in the Peerage of Ireland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gormanston . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gormanston&oldid=1073828610 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
192-461: Is Dei Gloriae, Hiberniae Honori. The college consists mainly one building and is attached to the residential castle. The grounds, straddling County Meath and County Dublin, contain a river, a wood and a small 9-hole golf course. There are several playing fields, in two different locations but contiguous with the college. The college and grounds are located between the Dublin–Belfast motorway and
216-579: Is a mixture of five-day and seven-day boarding options for boys. Girls are admitted and welcome to the school as day students. International students must have an Irish contact either through an Agency or Guardianship. Gormanston College is a public, coeducational Catholic secondary school under the trusteeship of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. It is located at Gormanston Castle (built 1789), near Gormanston, County Meath , about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Dublin, Ireland. The college motto
240-814: Is a school operated and managed by the Irish province of the Order of the Friars Minor . The college operates under the trusteeship of the Minister Provincial and Definitory of the Franciscan Province of Ireland. In September 2014, the school moved from being a fee-charging school to the free school scheme. The college is situated in eastern County Meath close to the county border with Dublin. In 2018–2019, there were 434 students: 288 boys and 146 girls. The college offers boarding and day facilities. Boarding at Gormanston
264-551: Is believed to mark the arrival of that culture from the Iberian peninsula and to be the precursor of later developments such as the Newgrange cluster. Legend also associates the site with the first landings of both Saint Patrick and Oliver Cromwell . During construction of a gas pipeline between Great Britain and Ireland , a 7-metre-long prehistoric dugout was found just offshore at Gormanston Strand. Unlike other ancient Irish boats,
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#1733086316590288-594: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gormanston, County Meath Gormanston ( Irish : Baile Mhic Gormáin ) is a village in County Meath , Ireland . It is near the mouth of the River Delvin and the northern border of County Dublin . A group of passage graves on either side of the mouth of river Delvin, known as the Bremore/Gormanston group,
312-514: The Dublin–Belfast line, and is served by Commuter services between Dublin and Drogheda. The Bus Éireann routes 101 and 101X also serve the area, operating between Drogheda and Dublin. Gormanston underwent development in the first decade of the 21st century, including the opening of the CityNorth Business Park campus which is a mix of buildings, facilities, a hotel and services. Gormanston College Franciscan College Gormanston
336-469: The Franciscans in Ireland, Fr Hugh McKenna, said during mass that the order must acknowledge the 'shameful reality' that they had failed those students abused by Ronald Bennett. 'On behalf of the Franciscan Order I want to apologise unreservedly to each and every survivor for the pain and harm inflicted on those who suffered abuse while under the care of the friars.' 'I apologise for the breach of trust and
360-516: The Gormanston boat seems to have been of outrigger construction. Several ancient cob cottages still exist in the village under more modern surfaces. Gormanston Bridge dates to the 13th century and is believed to be one of the oldest structures on the Dublin-Dunleer turnpike. St Brigid's Well in Tobersool is an ancient holy well reputedly associated with a cure for diseases of the eye. In 1870,
384-695: The McMullen cup in 2019, the senior team captured the Division 2A league in 2019 beat Wilson's Hospital in the final. During the school holidays the college plays host to the Irish beekeepers' summer school and the Stageworks Ireland Drama summer school. It also plays host to The National Basketball Camp that has been running for the last 32 years. The "Gormanston Camp", as it is now known, moved from Dungarvan 5 years ago and hosts basketball players from all over
408-535: The college in 1957, a number of whom returned to become rectors at the college, Pat McSweeney OFM, Bob Doyle OFM, Paddy "Paddy" Timothy OFM. Prior to the establishment of the school, Gormanston Castle and demesne had been in the possession of the Preston family who have been Viscounts Gormanston since the fourteenth century. In 2014, the school elected to enter the Free Education scheme, previous to that they had been
432-642: The court hearings it emerged that the college authorities had been informed of the allegations at the time but despite promises to take action to prevent a recurrence of the abuse they had done nothing. This was confirmed by former pupil Dr. Richard Lanigan in a letter to the Irish Independent in March 2007. At the Celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of the school on 23 October 2014, the Minister Provincial of
456-664: The deliverance and protection from marauding predators of a vixen and her young by a previous Lord Gormanston. Gormanston Camp is currently home to B Company, 27 Infantry Battalion, of the Irish Army , and is a former aerodrome of the Irish Air Corps . Gormanston is near the M1 Dublin–Belfast motorway and on the R132 regional road. Gormanston railway station , opened in May 1845, is on
480-454: The first authentic game of polo in Ireland was played on Gormanston Strand involving the 9th Lancers, who were at the time quartered in the country. Gormanston Castle was, from the 14th century to the 1950s, the seat of the Preston family, who managed to hold on to their estate lands through the centuries despite being staunch Catholics. The head of the family is known as Viscount Gormanston , premier Viscount of Ireland. The current holder of
504-470: The old main Dublin–Drogheda road. The eastern face of Gormanston Castle looks to the sea, down a long straight field, known as "Cromwells Avenue". A "yew walk" leads down to the graveyard, where several of the Order, both priests and nuns, as well as some students, are buried. The old coach road from Dublin to Belfast runs alongside the eastern college boundary walls. The apostolate of education has been
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#1733086316590528-715: The school won the Senior D Leinster (GAA) title in 2014 and the North Dublin Junior (rugby) league in 2012. Gormanston College won the Leinster Rugby senior development shield champions, defeating Tullamore College 22–20 in Donneybrook stadium on 16 May 2016. They followed this up by reaching the Vinny Murray cup in both 2017 and 2019. After defeats in the McMullen shield in 2018 to Ardscoil Na Trinoide and Gorey Community School in
552-486: The suffering victims and their families endured,' he said. 'I also know that no apology of mine can ever be sufficient. I acknowledge with deep shame that the Franciscan Order failed you.' A golf course, a six-lane 400 meter race track, an indoor sports complex with four multipurpose sports courts, a 25-yard indoor swimming pool and other sports facilities are in the college. The school takes part in sports such as GAA, soccer, rugby, tennis, badminton and sailing. Teams from
576-450: The title is the 17th Viscount Gormanston , who resides in London. Elizabeth Gorman, painter, lived here. The family sold the castle in the 1950s, when it was acquired by the Franciscan Order of Friars who then established a boarding school for boys in the grounds, known as Gormanston College . Since 2015, the school has been managed by Meath VEC under Franciscan trusteeship and is now largely
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