| St Patrick’s College Coláiste Naomh Pádraig | |
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| Coordinates | 54°00′35″N 7°21′06″W / 54.0098°N 7.3516°W |
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| Motto | Ad Meliora (Towards Better Things) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1871 |
| Principal | Seán Stack |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Diocese of Kilmore |
| Website | stpatscavan |
Saint Patrick's College (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Padraig) is a Roman Catholic all-male secondary school in County Cavan, Ireland. It was founded in 1871 as a minor and major seminary for the Diocese of Kilmore. It was officially opened by the Bishop of Kilmore, Dr Nicholas Conaty in 1874 for the Diocese of Kilmore, replacing St Augustine's Seminary (Kilmore Academy) established by Dr James Browne in 1839.
Kilmore Academy had both clerical and non-clerical students, over 100 clerical students went on to Maynooth College to be priests.[1]
It was a day and boarding school, ceasing in 1998 as a boarding school. The Kilmore Diocese Pastoral Centre, opened in 2005, is based in the old boarding school wing.[2] 2010 saw planning permission given for a new school building reportedly estimated to cost €8.6 million, which the school took possession of in summer 2012.[citation needed]
- ^ The College Boys, Students of the Kilmore Academy and St Patrick's College, Cavan 1839-2000, by Raymond Dunne and Francis J. MacKiernan, published by Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne, Cavan (2008).
- ^ Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cavan