St Mary's Knockbeg College
| St Mary's Knockbeg College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 52°52′1.73″N 6°56′16.32″W / 52.8671472°N 6.9378667°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, Voluntary |
| Motto | Motto: Recissa Vegetior Assurgit "That what has been cut back will grow stronger" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | catholic |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1793 |
| Oversight | Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin |
| Rector | Micheal Murphy |
| Principal | Michael Carew |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 12/13 – 18/19 |
| Enrollment | 400+ students |
| Language | English |
| Classrooms | 20+ |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Song | Knockbeg Army |
| Sports | Gaelic football, Hurling, Basketball, Athletics |
| Yearbook | Knockbeg College Annual |
| Website | knockbegcollege |
St Mary's Knockbeg College (Irish: Coláiste Muire Cnoc Beag) is a Roman Catholic, all-boys secondary school located on the Laois/Carlow border in Ireland, approximately 3 km from both Carlow town and Graiguecullen, County Laois. A former seminary school for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, it was founded in 1793. Exclusively a boarding school until the 1980s, it now accommodates only day-pupils; the boarding school having closed down in June 2011. Knockbeg College celebrated its bicentenary in 1993.
Knockbeg won the All-Ireland College's Senior Football Championship in 2005, under the guidance of former Laois GAA football captain and current teacher, Chris Conway.
In 2006, Knockbeg were the victors of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Quiz Championship, bringing All-Ireland success to the college twice in two years, and were crowned All-Ireland German Debating Champions in 2008.