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Portraits of Clongowes

Rossa McDermott

A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults. Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Ha...

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Cyril Power SJ, OC’ 1907
There is a wonderful photo in the Castle of the physicists working at Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory in August 1920. Taking his position amongst historical greats such as Prof. Chadwick and Ernest Rutherford is Fr C. Power S.J. The script underneath describes the former as being famous for his discovery of the neutron while Rutherford discovered the alpha particle and was famous for his experiments on the same; while In true Jesuit understatement the same script says that Cyril Power “taught maths in C.W.C and managed the farm.”In this podcast Eoin O’Reilly OC’74 (who devised the discussion) shares memories of ‘Sickle’ with MIchael Sheil SJ IC 56 and Harman Murtagh OC’62, along with CWC Archivist, John Bird. *photograph courtesy The ClongownianEoin O’Reilly with Cyril Power outside the Castle
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Adam Lewis
Adam Lewis a native and is currently principal of Boston College High School.After time as principal of Loyola School in Manhattan, NY. And b4 a director of Senior Campus at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia, a Jesuit school serving 1000 boys He was also Deputy Principal of Saint Ignatius College Riverview in Sydney, Australia, was d a Jesuit school for 1500 boys. His connection to. With CWC as a teacher and a rugy coachHe left CWC in 2008, after 8 years reaching history and Head Coach of rugby.
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Peter O’Meara OC’88
Peter O’Meara left Clongowes in 1988. A native of Mallow where he lives with his wife Hilary and four children, Peter was President of The Clongowes Union for the year 2023/2024.He is a Director of Savills Ireland, based in their Cork office, with whom he has worked for over 30 years.
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Sean McMahon OC’16
Our guest is one of the early Alberto Hurtado Bursary graduates, who entered the Jesuit noviciate in Innsbruck this September. Shadowing the life of Fr Cyril Power S.J. (OC 1907) Seán studied Theoretical Physics in Cambridge after leaving Clongowes. While at Cambridge he gained his full blue in Rugby, playing in two Varsity matches, one time on losing and the following year on the winning sideHe left CWC in 2016
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Adam MacNulty OC’88
Adam MacNulty is President and Client Portfolio Manager, Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) based in Dublin Previously he was with with Pioneer investments , Davys and Aviva Investors A graduate of the Michael Smurfit Business School with an MBS in Financial Services following his BA Ecomomics from UCDHe left Clongowes in 1988
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A podcast series on alumni who went to Clongowes who share their recollections of those days now as adults. Series 4 has been sponsored by Eimear Hannon, of Hannon Travel and Liz O’Kane, Buying Agent of the Year 2024, and is out soon. Portraits is recorded and produced in South Podcast Studio in Dundrum. The series concept is devised and crated by Rossa McDermott OC’78. Broadcast Coordinator Lee Brennan & Conor Eustace Editor Peter Rice If you enjoy podcasts consider supporting the project https://gofund.me/b2eafd2 and/or want to be on the podcast E [email protected]

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