St Stanislaus College

St Stanislaus'​ College seeks to proclaim the gospel in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul through the formation of our students and all associated with the school, with special emphasis given to the spiritual, intellectual, social and physical growth of each person within and for the larger community. Accent is placed on care of the individual boy through the Tutor system, counselling and direction by the Religious and Lay Members of Staff. The College aims to work with parents in the task of education; creating an environment which reflects the spirit of Christ in a strong and faithful way, and calls forth the best in those who are part of the school.
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Rahan St Stanislaus College was a school in Tullabeg, Rahan (raithean meaning ferny place) County Offaly. St Carthage founded a monastery of 800 monks there in 595 before founding his monastery in Lismore. The Presentation Sisters also have a convent in Rahan, Killina, which was founded at the same time (circa 1818) as the Jesuits founded St Stanislaus College. Jesuits in TullabegSt Stanislaus College was founded as a boarding school for boys under the age of thirteen in 1818. It was endowed by the O'Briens, a local gentry family (Killina - also donated lands for presentation convent and school in Killina), and was intended to cater for upper middle class Catholics, as was the sister college at Clongowes Wood College where most of its students would graduate to. In the 1850s, the school was enlarged to take older boys. Cricket was played at the school the first pitch being laid under Fr. Delaney's rectorship and the facilities developed by Father Wisthoff, a German Jesuit, were highly regarded; he also had the Grand Canal widened to allow rowing. University PreparationWhile Fr. William Delany SJ, LLD(RUI), was rector 1876 similar to Carlow College and St. Patrick's College, Thurles students were able to be matriculated and examined by the University of London for BA degrees, following the establishment of the Royal University of Ireland in 1882 pupils would progress to the Jesuit UCD, students from tullabeg it was noted achieved high marks in examinations for the Royal University.