Marist College, Athlone

Marist College, Athlone
For other schools with the same name, see Marist College (disambiguation).
For other Marist Brothers schools, see List of Marist Brothers schools.

Marist College is a secondary school for boys in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland. The school was founded in 1884 by the Marist Brothers, a French Order, and the first principal was Brother Mungo. The original school was based in Glesson Street/Saint Mary's Square. In 1973, the school moved to its current location on Retreat Road. The current principal is Mr. Thomas Blaine while the vice-principal is Mr. Tony Colgan.

Famous past pupils include, John McCormack (world famous tenor) and Brian Lenihan (former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tanáiste).

The college had a seminary for Juniorate training between 1915 and 1936 located at Bailieborough Castle Co.Cavan.

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