The Patrician Society

Why there is a St Patrick's School

This is due to the two Irish Brothers:

A. Br Gregory McGrath; the Brother who bought the land in 1898

B. Br Stephen Buckley; the Brother who founded St Patrick's School in 1933

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Our Brother Directors & Principals

We have 9 Irish Principals & Directors since 1933. The Brothers were our Directors & Principals up to 1985, and they are :

  1. Br Loarn Lynam (1933 - 1934)

  2. Br Stephen Buckley (1934 - 1935)

  3. Br Henry Jaussad (1936 - 1940)

  4. Br Matthias Linehan (1941)

  5. Br Patrick Donavan (1941 - 1945)

  6. Br Canice Brennan (1945 - 1946)

  7. Br Alban Rozario (1947 - 1952) 

  8. Br Lawrence Robless (1953 - 1957; 1963 - 1964)

  9. Br Justinian de Souza (1957 - 1962) 

10. Br Patrick Loh (1964 - 1966)

11. Br Joseph Kiely (1967 - 1972)

12. Br Dennis Watt (1973 - 1974)

13. Br Joseph McNally (1975 -1982)

14. Br Oliver Rogers (1982 - 1985)

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These and the other  Irish Brothers have shaped many of us - they touched many lives.

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As you visit St Patrick's today, you will see the names of the various blocks that honour our links with the Brothers, especially the Irish Brothers.