Naas C.B.S. ( ga, Méanscoil Iognáid Rís Nás na Riogh) is a Christian Brothers secondary school in

Naas Naas ( ; ga, Nás na Ríogh or ) is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. In 2016, it had a population of 21,393, making it the second largest town in County Kildare after Newbridge. History The name of Naas has been recorded in th ...

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History

Méanscoil Iognáid Rís is a voluntary secondary school under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (E.R.S.T). The school, named after the founder of the order

Edmund Rice Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings ...

, opened its doors in September 1871. The Moat Hall as it is now known was both monastery and school for the Brothers until 1903, when the monastery on Friary Road was built. For over seventy years both the primary and secondary schools were housed in the hall. In 1954 St. Corban's B.N.S was built and four years later the secondary school moved to its present site on St. Corban's Lane.

Extracurricular activities

In February 2022, the school's Gaelic football team won a Leinster Final in St. Conleths Park against Maynooth. Naas CBS also has a rugby team, badminton team, hurling team, cross country team, basketball team, soccer team and a tennis team. Along with the school's sports teams, there is a Green Schools Committee, a Yearbook Committee, a beekeeper club and a student council. On March 17, 2022 Naas CBS were the winners of the Hogan cup. This win is credited mainly to the school's supporters, the “Barmy Army”, who are the most well known Gaelic Football "ultras" in Ireland.

Notable staff

Pádraig Nolan Pádraig Nolan (born 1964) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and manager, who played for the Kildare county team at minor, under-21 and senior level in the late 1980s. He later managed two county teams: Offaly and Kildare. Early life Nolan ...

was teaching at the school when he was appointed manager of the

Kildare county football team The Kildare county football team represents Kildare in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Kildare GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All- ...

in 2002.

Notable past pupils

Niall Madden Niall "Slippers" Madden (born 11 November 1985) is a retired Irish jockey who rode the racehorse Numbersixvalverde to win the 2006 Grand National steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse. Madden's nickname is "Slippers", as a comparison with his f ...

, Irish Jockey who won the

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steeplechase on

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, former

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and

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for Internal Market and Services *

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, Leinster and Ireland rugby player. *Sean and Conor Price, former X Factor contestants (2017)

References

External links

* http://www.naascbs.ie Schools in Ireland {{ireland-school-stub