January 29th, 1857 |
Christian Brothers arrive in Mitchelstown |
February 2nd, 1857 |
School opens |
July 4th, 1859 |
Brother Anselm Sheedy arrives |
August 15th, 1860 |
Building of Monastery completed |
November 6th, 1864 |
School officially named Mount St. Bernard |
January 16th, 1866 |
First public examination in school |
November 13th, 1868 |
Death of school’s benefactor, Rev. Morgan O’ Brien |
June 27th, 1887 |
First burial, Br. Dunne, in Monastic Cemetary |
September 9th, 1887 |
The “Mitchelstown Massacre” |
December 6th, 1904 |
Br. Diarmuid O’Brien born |
June 10th, 1907 |
Death of Br. Louis Yorke |
January 3rd, 1910 |
Death of Br. Anselm Sheedy |
August 12th,1922 |
The Burning of Mitchelstown Castle |
October 10th, 1925 |
First major school extension: the gymnasium |
June 5th, 1929 |
First Leaving Certificate Class |
August 1st, 1930 |
First Lay Teacher |
December 17th, 1930 |
Electricity reaches school and Monastery |
July 2nd, 1933 |
Blessing of Galteemore Cross |
October 7th, 1935 |
First Competitive Football Game played |
Janaury 14th, 1941 |
Purchase of Football Field |
August 31st, 1944 |
Edmund Rice’s Centenary Celebrations |
June 28th, 1950 |
Opening of New Primary School |
February 2nd, 1957 |
Centenary of School |
June 22nd, 1957 |
First Football Cup won by Under 14 |
March 30th, 1960 |
First Munster Football victory by under 17 1/2 |
March 29th, 1962 |
First Oral Irish examination for Leaving Certificate |
September 2nd, 1967 |
Work begins on new school |
September 1st, 1969 |
Co-operation between Convent and C.B.S. begins |
May 27th, 1970 |
New School officially opened |
February 12th, 1972 |
First Parent Teacher Meeting |
September 12th, 1972 |
First Vice Principal, Jack Derby |
March 14th, 1976 |
Football Final defeat |
December 12th, 1977 |
Official opening of Handball alleys |
September 5th, 1982 |
School uniform introduced |
September 14th, 1987 |
Last burial, Br. Meere, in Monastic Cemetery |
May 25th, 1992 |
Board of Management established |
August 1st, 1992 |
Mr W.P. Hallihan becomes First Lay Principal |
December 3rd, 1993 |
Christian Brothers decide to withdraw from Mitchelstown |
January 4th, 1994 |
Decision to withdraw relayed to Lay Teachers |
November 20th, 1995 |
Initial application made for new school |
May 25th, 1998 |
Farewell meeting between Brothers and staff |
April 24th, 2001 |
Death of Br. Diarmuid O’ Brien |
September 7th, 2002 |
Unveiling of memorial to Br. O’ Brien in Brigown Cemetary |
March 10th, 2004 |
School wins first Munster Hurling Cup |
March 13th, 2006 |
Work begins on new school |
April 21st, 2006 |
Remains of Brothers re-interred in Brigown Cemetery |
April 4th, 2008 |
Official opening of new school |
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