St. Josephs BNS
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St. Josephs BNS is a boys primary school in Terenure
Terenure
Terenure is a mainly residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, largely in the administrative area of Dublin City Council but with parts in the administrative county of South Dublin County .-Location and transport:...

, Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 founded on November 5, 1866, the school was then called Roundtown Boys' National School, at its opening the school had 174 pupils & 3 teachers. The school competes in Gaelic Football & Hurling.

Digital school

St. Joseph's was the first primary school in Ireland to introduce the digital curriculum, they won the inaugural Irish Digital school's award in 2006, the award was presented by the then Minister Mary Hanafin
Mary Hanafin
Mary Hanafin is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who was a Teachta Dála for Dún Laoghaire from 1997 to 2011. She served as Government Chief Whip , Minister for Education and Science , Minister for Social and Family Affairs , Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport and Minister for Enterprise,...

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Past pupils

  • Denis Bastick
    Denis Bastick
    Denis Bastick is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and Templeogue Synge St. Denis attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure. Denis Basticks club side Templeogue Synge Street won promotion to the top league in Dublin football for 2007. Bastick is unlikely to feature in the...

     - Gaelic Football player with Templeogue Synge Street
    Templeogue Synge Street
    Templeogue Synge Street is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dublin, Ireland. Synge Street Past Pupils G.F.C was founded in 1945 and Templeogue G.F.C formed in 1978. The two clubs were merged in 1999. They won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship in 2008 giving them a coveted...

     & Dublin GAA
    Dublin GAA
    Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

  • Eoghan O'Gara
    Eoghan O'Gara
    Eoghan O'Gara is a Gaelic footballer who plays as a forward for the Dublin inter-county team. Eoghan attended St. Josephs BNS Primary School in Terenure.-Intercounty Football:...

     - Gaelic Football player with Templeogue Synge Street
    Templeogue Synge Street
    Templeogue Synge Street is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dublin, Ireland. Synge Street Past Pupils G.F.C was founded in 1945 and Templeogue G.F.C formed in 1978. The two clubs were merged in 1999. They won the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship in 2008 giving them a coveted...

     & Dublin GAA
    Dublin GAA
    Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...

  • Danny O'Reilly - The Coronas
    The Coronas
    The Coronas are an Irish rock and indie band. They have released three studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts , Tony Was An Ex-Con and "Closer to You"...

  • Conor Egan - The Coronas
    The Coronas
    The Coronas are an Irish rock and indie band. They have released three studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts , Tony Was An Ex-Con and "Closer to You"...

  • Rob Smith
    Rob Smith (Irish musician)
    Rob Smith is an Irish singer/songwriter and musician from Terenure in Dublin. Originally a street-busker, he has released two commercial albums to date Throwing It All Away in 2008 on his own Cocklebob Recordings label which featured three singles all of which made the top 10 in the Irish Downloads...

     - Musician and songwriter
  • Ollie Byrne
    Oliver Byrne
    Oliver Byrne was formerly the CEO of Irish soccer club Shelbourne F.C.. He died on the 26 August 2007 after a short illness. Always a controversial figure, he is generally remembered for being devoted to his favourite soccer club, Shelbourne FC.-History:When a young boy, his brother brought him to...

     - Former footballer with UCD A.F.C. & Chairman of Shelbourne F.C.
    Shelbourne F.C.
    Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....

  • Tommy Byrne - Lead singer with The Wolfe Tones

Past Principals

  • Bernard Butler
    Bernard Butler (Irish politician)
    Bernard Butler was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála at the 1943 general election for the Dublin Townships constituency. He was re-elected at every subsequent general election up to 1957...

     - Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1953-54
  • Michael Collins
    Michael Collins (Dublin politician)
    Michael Collins was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1977–1978. He stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1973, 1977 and 1981 general elections.-References:...

     - Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1977-78

Notable visitors

  • former African-American astronaut Winston E. Scott
    Winston E. Scott
    Winston Elliott Scott is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut.-Personal:Born August 6, 1950, in Miami, Florida. Married to the former Marilyn K. Robinson. They have two children. He enjoys martial arts and holds a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan karate. He also enjoys...

     visited the school. Scott is one of a small number of African-Americans to set foot in space.
  • astronaut Eileen Collins
    Eileen Collins
    Eileen Marie Collins is a retired American astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a Space Shuttle. She was awarded several medals for her work. Col. Collins has logged 38 days 8...

     also visited the school, Collins is the first woman to command a space-shuttle, Collins was in Ireland because University College Dublin conferred the honorary Doctor of Science degree of the National University of Ireland to her on 14 June 2006.
  • The Coronas
    The Coronas
    The Coronas are an Irish rock and indie band. They have released three studio albums, Heroes or Ghosts , Tony Was An Ex-Con and "Closer to You"...

    once played a concert in the school.

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