Qualla: St Munchin's College https://qualla.com/st-munchin-s-college en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:11 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: St Munchin's College https://qualla.com/st-munchin-s-college St Munchin's College: Introduction https://qualla.com/st-munchin-s-college/ Eamon de Valera, opening the new St Munchin's College building at Corbally on a September day in 1962, made a small confession. As a teenager, he had sat the entrance exam for this school. He had failed. He had not been granted a place. The President of Ireland was telling a packed hall of schoolboys and clergy that he had once been rejected by the institution they were now celebrating. The story is still told at the school, sometimes with relish.

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]]> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/3/g/st-munchin-s-college-wp/gc3g-st-munchins-college-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full St Munchin's College: Bishop Young's Idea https://qualla.com/st-munchin-s-college/ St Munchin's was founded in 1796 by John Young, Bishop of Limerick, who wanted a Catholic school where local boys could prepare for the priesthood without having to travel to Dublin or France. The school formally opened on 29 September 1796 in a building at Palmerstown. The curri...

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