The North Monastery school is situated in Cork City Ireland. It is a very famous school founded almost 200 years ago. It has some very famous pupils to boast about, namely a Prime Minister (Taoiseach) and two Lords Mayor. The year 2011 will be very special as the school will be here at this site 200 years.
The North Monastery has an excellent website. You can access it from the search engine YAHOO by typing in North Mon (two words) and then click on your choice from the available menu.
WE ARE ABOUT TO START A RECRUITING DRIVE TO EXPAND OUR MEMBERSHIP. ALL PRESENT MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS, PARTICULARLY TO REACH OUT TO YOUNGER MEMBERS WHO WILL HOPEFULLY BE TECH SAVVY TO ENABLE US TO APPEAL ON THE INTERNET TO MON BOYS WORLDWIDE. GERRY MURPHY (administrator)
I lived in a tenement house in bachelors quay and did my formative schooling at the NORTH PRES. These tenements were demolished in the late 50's. Walking from home along the Quay and over North Gate Bridge, the first shop at the end of Shandon Street was NOSEY O'KEEFFES, a great place for CLEEVES TOFFEE. Across the road where the medical centre is now was a large pub with HUGE barrels outside the door and sawdust on the floor. A little further up on the left at intersection of Blarney Street was MURRAY the barber where most of us got our first bazzar (scalped). Alittle further up on the left was MANLEY the harness maker where we spent hours looking in and the lovely smell of leather wafting out. Across the road was LINEHAN's sweet factoru where we bought BRUS (broken sweets) served in a paper cone perfectly formed. Further up on the left was DONNELLY'S bakery, a great place for DONKEYS GUDGE. Then up to the top of Shandon Street and down GERALD GRIFFIN street where there was always the smell of death and the squealing of the poor pigs who were killed in their thousands every week. Then down the lane and into the School Yard which was full of children and the NUNS in their traditional BLACK GARB which has now all being done away with.
On Thurs 28th August 2008 as part of Cork City Council's HERITAGE WEEK, we in the PPU agreed to arrange a trip around the grounds of ARD MHUIRE. In beautiful sunny weather a few dozen people met at the Main Gate and were greeted by Vice President Brendan O'Callaghan and other members of the executive. Brendan gave chapter and verse of the various stages of the Mon from its humble beginnings in a lane near the North Cathedral to this present site. The view of Cork City from the Mon can be truly described as "A Beautiful City".
An Mhainistir Thuaidh all started as a result of a request from the Bishop of Cork to Bro Edmund Rice who was up and running in Waterford having founded the Christian Brothers there.
He sent 2 brothers who began their mission to teach the poor boys from the lanes and tenemants in the area who lived in dreadful poverty.
The present campus consists of many fine buildings, some dating back to 1811. This was truly a trip back in time for all the past pupils present, one of whom was Charlie O'Sullivan from Vancouver in Canada. Some of those present had not been back to the Mon since their schooldays decades ago.
All the buildings were visited including the graveyard where the brothers who were so generous in life are laid to rest. Two of the more well known who lie here are Bro. James Dominic Burke and Bro. Gerald Griffin.
Among the visitors were Ms Niamh Twomey and 2 colleagues from the Heritage Dept. Cork City Council.
The Principal of the Secondary School Mr. Paddy Mulcahy had a few words of welcome. Also meeting the group was Mr Bob Seward of The Cork School of Music who briefed everybody on his plans to organise Music Classes on Campus.
At the end of this visit light refreshments were served to all our guests making a perfect finish to a trip "UP MEMORY LANE" to An Mhainistir Thuaidh.
jerry murphy on 30th Oct 2025 , just commenting on the RAIN gushing down right now and it took me 16 years to make up this reply and this is my lot for now . Lot of water under the bridge since I opened this page . I have left the PPU but it is in good hands, forward and upward .An mainistir Abú. Diarmaid
I am a former pupil of the north monastery school situated in cork city ireland. The christian brothers who teach there have established schools throughout the world, teaching generally the poor.
One of their most famous schools (now closed) was POWER MEMORIAL ACADEMY in the Bronx N.Y. USA.
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The North Monastery has an excellent website.
You can access it from the search engine YAHOO by typing in North Mon (two words) and then click on your choice from the available menu.
IF YOU WISH TO EMAIL THE PPU
northmonppu07@hotmail.com
GERRY MURPHY
WE ARE ABOUT TO START A RECRUITING DRIVE TO EXPAND OUR MEMBERSHIP.
ALL PRESENT MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS, PARTICULARLY TO REACH OUT TO YOUNGER MEMBERS WHO WILL HOPEFULLY BE TECH SAVVY TO ENABLE US TO APPEAL ON THE INTERNET TO MON BOYS WORLDWIDE.
GERRY MURPHY (administrator)
I lived in a tenement house in bachelors quay and did my formative schooling at the NORTH PRES. These tenements were demolished in the late 50's. Walking from home along the Quay and over North Gate Bridge, the first shop at the end of Shandon Street was NOSEY O'KEEFFES, a great place for CLEEVES TOFFEE.
Across the road where the medical centre is now was a large pub with HUGE barrels outside the door and sawdust on the floor.
A little further up on the left at intersection of Blarney Street was MURRAY the barber where most of us got our first bazzar (scalped).
Alittle further up on the left was MANLEY the harness maker where we spent hours looking in and the lovely smell of leather wafting out.
Across the road was LINEHAN's sweet factoru where we bought BRUS (broken sweets) served in a paper cone perfectly formed.
Further up on the left was DONNELLY'S bakery, a great place for DONKEYS GUDGE.
Then up to the top of Shandon Street and down GERALD GRIFFIN street where there was always the smell of death and the squealing of the poor pigs who were killed in their thousands every week.
Then down the lane and into the School Yard which was full of children and the NUNS in their traditional BLACK GARB which has now all being done away with.
Happy days at the NORTH PRES
Gerry Murphy
NORTH MONASTERY NOSTALGIC WALK
"UP MEMORY LANE"
On Thurs 28th August 2008 as part of Cork City Council's HERITAGE WEEK, we in the PPU agreed to arrange a trip around the grounds of ARD MHUIRE.
In beautiful sunny weather a few dozen people met at the Main Gate
and were greeted by Vice President Brendan O'Callaghan and other members of the executive.
Brendan gave chapter and verse of the various stages of the Mon from its humble beginnings in a lane near the North Cathedral to this present site. The view of Cork City from the Mon can be truly described as "A Beautiful City".
An Mhainistir Thuaidh all started as a result of a request from the Bishop of Cork to Bro Edmund Rice who was up and running in Waterford having founded the Christian Brothers there.
He sent 2 brothers who began their mission to teach the poor boys from the lanes and tenemants in the area who lived in dreadful poverty.
The present campus consists of many fine buildings, some dating back to 1811. This was truly a trip back in time for all the past pupils present, one of whom was Charlie O'Sullivan from Vancouver in Canada. Some of those present had not been back to the Mon since their schooldays decades ago.
All the buildings were visited including the graveyard where the brothers who were so generous in life are laid to rest. Two of the more well known who lie here are Bro. James Dominic Burke and Bro. Gerald Griffin.
Among the visitors were Ms Niamh Twomey and 2 colleagues from the Heritage Dept. Cork City Council.
The Principal of the Secondary School Mr. Paddy Mulcahy had a few words of welcome. Also meeting the group was Mr Bob Seward of The Cork School of Music who briefed everybody on his plans to organise Music Classes on Campus.
At the end of this visit light refreshments were served to all our guests making a perfect finish to a trip "UP MEMORY LANE" to An Mhainistir Thuaidh.
Gerry Murphy 4th Sept 08
Brother Gary O'Shea
Gave me a personal tour of the Edmund Rice LIFE CENTRE at Blarney Street Cork on the 21st July'09.
Great work still going on by The Christian Brothers in a small way of course, still reflecting the ethos of their founder Blessed Edmund Rice.
Jerry Murphy
I would of loved to have gone on the tour, going mad I missed it.
Spud
jerry murphy on 30th Oct 2025 , just commenting on the RAIN gushing down right now and it took me 16 years to make up this reply and this is my lot for now . Lot of water under the bridge since I opened this page . I
have left the PPU but it is in good hands, forward and upward .An mainistir Abú. Diarmaid
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