Rice College (Coláiste an Rísigh in Irish) is a

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Ennis, County Clare Ennis ( , meaning 'island' or 'river meadow') is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in Count ...

, Ireland founded in 1826. It is also a C.B.S with a house on the property where "Brothers" still reside. No Brothers teach in the secondary school but it was previously run by the religious order. It was formerly an all-boys school, although girls were first admitted to repeat their

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examinations in 1985, it became

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in 1997. In 2006 construction started on an extension and was completed in early 2007. The school offers a wide range of subjects for students to choose from and since 2019 have required first years to choose a language and 2 optional subjects before they arrive.

Sport

In 1962, Rice College won their only Dr. Harty Cup (Munster 'A' Colleges Hurling), defeating bitter local rivals and twenty-one times champions, St. Flannan's, Ennis in the final in front of a sell-out crowd in Cusack Park. As a result of this they went on to compete in the Dr. Croke Cup (All-Ireland 'A' Colleges Hurling) final later that year, unfortunately losing out to St. Peter's College, Wexford in a tight affair. Rice College also competed in the 1963 Dr. Harty Cup decider but lost out to St. Finbarr's, Cork. On 15 December 2021 Rice College defeated Our Lady's, Templemore in the Munster Under 16 ½ B Corn Shéamuis Uí Dhonnchú final on a scoreline of 1–15 to 1-09, ending a 42-year drought since the school's last win in 1979. En route to the final they dismissed

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, St. Joseph's Tulla, John the Baptist CS

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and Charleville CBS, scoring a combined total of 13–85. They were spurred on that day by their 16th man, 'Rice Ultras', a group of over 250 students who made their own way down with flags, bodhráns and flares to support. The team lined out as 1.Conor Nash 2. Niall melody 3. Eoin McMahon 4. Luke Oyne 5.Frankie lyons 6. Jack O’Neill 7. Rian Mulcahy 8.John Cahill 9. Tom Curran 10. Ogie fanning 11. Padraic O’Donovan 12. Conor Perill 13. Aidan Beirne 14 Eoin Lahiffe 15.Liam Hughes Keane

Alumni

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(b. 1989) -

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er * Kevin Keane (b. 1990) - Gaelic footballer * Ethan Coughlan (b. 2002) -

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player * Shane Meehan (b. 2002) - hurler

References

1826 establishments in Ireland Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1826 Schools in Ennis Secondary schools in County Clare {{Ireland-school-stub