St Nathy's College

St Nathy's College is a Catholic secondary school in Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is the diocesan college for the Diocese of Achonry. It is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ireland, having been founded in 1810. The School was located from 1893–96 in Edmundstown House, the former residence of the Bishop. The Diocese purchased Ballaghaderreen Military Barracks from the War Office, and the School moved there in 1896.
In 1995 the school ceased to be a boarding school.
St. Nathys amalgamated with St. Josephs Convent, and with the local Ballaghaderreen VEC school, becoming a co-educational school.
2010 saw the celebration of 200 years of the college, St Nathy’s 1810 to 2010, Reflections and Memories of Past Pupils, edited by Fr. Leo Henry, was published as part of the celebrations.

Alumni

Most Rev. Thomas Flynn, Bishop of Achonry and a former teacher at the school
Most Rev. Dr. Laurence Gillooly CM, Bishop of Elphin
Prof. Thomas Noel Mitchell, the 42nd provost of Trinity College Dublin
Patsy McGarry, Irish Times journalist
John Healy, Irish Times journalist and author
Most Rev. Thomas McGettrick SPS, missionary priest and Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria
Noel Dorr, Irish Diplomat
Frank Feely, former Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party politician in Northern Ireland
Ted Nealon, TD and minister of state
Claire Kerrane, TD for Roscommon–Galway elected 2020
William O'Dwyer, 100th Mayor of New York City
Patrick Joseph Shannon KPM JP, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore)
Louis Walsh, music manager and television personality

Presidents of the College

Canon Hugh O'Donnell
Fr. Thomas Curneen
Fr. Thomas Fleming
Fr. Thomas Flynn
Fr. Robert Flynn
Fr. James Colleran
Fr. Andrew Johnston
Fr. Martin Convey
Fr. Tomás Surlis DD, served as Principal and President.
Mr. Declan Dunne, first lay Principal of the College.
Fr. Martin Henry

Sports

St. Nathy's has a strong tradition in sports, particularly in Gaelic Football, Basketball, and Handball.
In Gaelic Football, the college was crowned All-Ireland Champions in 1957, winning The Hogan_Cup, and won the Connacht_Colleges_Senior_Football_Championship in 1928, 1949, 1957, 1959, and 1968.
In Basketball, the college was crowned All-Ireland Champions at senior level in 1982 and 1984, and at U16 level in 1982.

Controversy

St. Nathy's was accused by an RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme of falsifying student numbers to inflate food grants. No prosecution was sought due to "insufficient evidence", and St. Nathy's repaid the Department of Social Protection about €646,000.