Engagement of St Raphael’s College Past Pupils
St Raphael’s College past pupils are engaged with the College, serving on its Parent’s Association, the School’s Main Board, and in voluntary involvement throughout its history. Alumni are a vibrant source of strength to the school.
The example set by the success of Alumni across every area of achievement, from sport, science, and business, is a source of pride for all who are connected with the School.
Identification of Past Pupils
As part of the development of the St Raphael’s College Alumni Network, a number of former pupils have come together to coordinate the identification and locate the whereabouts of our Alumni across the world today. For sure, many St Raphael’s College student remained close to the town of Loughrea for their whole lifetime, but others travelled across the world, settling and often raising families in communities far from Loughrea. We want to bring the St Raphael’s College Community back together again. To do so, we need your help.
Use of Class Photographs
St Raphael’s College has Class graduation photos for the majority of its years of existence. With our first class graduating in 1921, we do not expect there are any graduates of same alive today but as the years get closer to current times, we have high hopes of identifying former students from these photographs. Each Class has a linked page below. Please feel free to submit ideas on who is who in each photo. Over a period of time, we hope to identify every graduate!
St Raphael’s College Past Pupils Class Pages
>> Simply click to see graduating Class
1977
1976
1975
1974
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
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1956
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1954
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1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
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1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
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1932
1930
1931
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920
1919
1918
1917
If the Year is not hyperlinked in blue, it means we have yet to find a Class Photo for that particular year. If you are a member of that Graduating Class, or have a relation, family friend, or neighbour from that Class, please ask them if they might have a copy of a Class Photo that they might share with us. Please contact us at alumni@straphaelscollege.ie.
Where we do not have a Class Photo for the Year, we will attempt to fill the void with other pictures from the year and surrounding years by including photos of GAA teams and School Shows.