CBS Roscommon (Irish: Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostí) is a

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public secondary school for boys, located in

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who bui ...

town,

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. The school is located in Roscommon on the road to

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on the edge of Roscommon town. It was founded by the Congregation of the Christian Brothers in 1935. It accommodates approx. 350 students. The Brothers also had a Boys National School from classes 2nd to 6th (boys had their first three years of education in the Convent of Mercy).

Academics

The curriculum offered is broad, covering all common subjects in the State Examinations including Spanish, French, Art, Materials Technology, Technical Drawing, Chemistry,

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Extra-curricular activities

The principal sports in the school are hurling and Gaelic football. Swimming, soccer, handball, basketball, tennis, golf, athletics and rugby are also played by the seniors. The school won All Ireland Schools B in 2011 and again in 2019. They appeared in the Hogan Cup final (All-Ireland Schools A) in 2015 also winning the Connacht A senior title, beating Summerhill College Sligo. In 2016, the senior hurlers won the Connacht C Hurling Championship final and went on to contest the All-Ireland title losing out to Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal of Blarney by 1 point.

Alumni

* Liam Gilmartin (1921-2019) - Gaelic footballer * Brian McDonald (b. 1941) - Gaelic footballer

References

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