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St Francis College Rochestown

St. Francis College Rochestown, sometimes known as Rochestown College or abbreviated as Roco, is an all-boys secondary school in Rochestown, Cork, Ireland. The school's foundation dates to 1884 when a friary was formed by the Franciscan Order.

History
In the 1870s the Capuchin (Franciscan) order of friars opened a church and monastery on the Rochestown-Monkstown road near Cork city. In the 1880s, a school for novitiates (those seeking to join the order) was opened on the site. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, coinciding with a move to free education in the state, the college expanded into the friary itself, and "dormitories were converted into classrooms". ==Extra-curricular activities==
Extra-curricular activities
Sporting and extra-curricular activities in the school include debating, Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball, badminton, debating and chess. ==Notable graduates==
Notable graduates
Alan Cadogan - Cork GAA • John Cashman - Cork GAA • Niall Cashman - Cork GAA • Alan Connolly - Cork GAA • Edwin Fitzgibbon - Capuchin priest and professor of psychology at UCC, who donated the Fitzgibbon Cup for inter-varsity hurling. • Josh Honohan - professional footballer • John Kelly - Rugby union player with Munster and Ireland • Shane Kingston - Cork GAA • Dominic MacHale - actor (The Young Offenders) • Alex Murphy - actor (The Young Offenders) • Kilian O'Callaghan - ballet dancer and choreographer • Darragh O'Mahony - Rugby union player • Terry Shannon - Lord Mayor of Cork in 2011 • Paul Wallace - Rugby union player • Richard Wallace - Rugby union player • Niall O'Flaherty and Patrick O'Connell - members of The Sultans of Ping FC. ==References==
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