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St. Aloysius College is a secondary school in Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland. It is primarily a school for boys, though its Leaving Certificate Repeat Programme is open to both genders.HistoryThe school was founded in 1960 by Monsignor John McCarthy and Dr. Vincent Hanly, Bishop of Elphin. The institution is named after Aloysius Gonzaga, the Renaissance Italian aristocrat born in 1568, who joined the Jesuits, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.The first classes took place in a small room attached to the Dean Crowe Theatre. The school later moved to a much larger, dedicated location at Deer Park Road, its present day location. The Georgian house there, built in 1820, was the sole venue for classes in the early years after the move, but as the number of pupils grew, newer classrooms, study areas and recreation facilities were built.The late Dr. Joseph Ducke, author, and founder of the Passionfruit Theatre, taught English at the school.
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