Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh is an Irish boys' secondary school founded under the patronage of the Presentation Brothers. It is located in Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland.

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CSN Cork
Location
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
Information
Type	Non-fee-paying
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1964
Principal	Brenda Moriarty[1]
Enrollment	c. 700
Colors	Grey, Black, Red and Gold
Website	http://www.csncork.ie/

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Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh is a non-fee-paying, Catholic, all-boys school in Bishopstown, Cork. It was founded by Brother Bonaventure of the Presentation Brothers in 1964. The Brothers withdrew from direct management in 1992 but continued their involvement until 2009, when they handed the trusteeship over to the Presentation Brothers School Trust.^[2][3] The school was originally located in Laburnum House, Model Farm Road,^[4] and the new school building opened in 1971.^[5]

Basketball began in Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in the mid-1980s, and the school won All-Ireland Titles in 1991, 1995, 2005, and 2009.^[6] CSN was also named Basketball School of the Year in 2009, and a number of CSN players have played for Irish underage teams.^[6]

In Gaelic football, the school has won the Cork Colleges Senior A competition,^{[citation needed]} and in 2005 won the Corn Uí Mhuirí.^[7] The school enters teams for Cork Colleges and Munster Colleges competitions.^[8]

Hurling is also played at the school, and a team from the school won the 1991 Munster B hurling championship and went on to participate in that year's All Ireland final losing to Callan CBS.^[9] The school also reached a Munster final in 2007.^{[citation needed]} Among the CSN hurlers who have gone on to play at inter-county level are Brian Murphy and Ronan Curran.^[9]

The school has one of the oldest mountaineering clubs in Cork, founded in 1972.^[10]

The school also has a debating society which, in 1998, produced the first Irish team to win the UK and Ireland Observer Mace debating competition.^[11]

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2023)

• Rubyhorse - band formed in Coláiste an Spioriad Naoimh. Members included David Farrell, Joe Philpott, Declan Lucey, Owen Fegan and Colum Young.
• Owen Fegan - musician and photographer
• John Spillane - folk singer^[12]
• Louis de Paor - poet^[13]
• Brendan O'Connor - RTÉ media personality, columnist, and comedian^[14][15]
• Philip King - musician, broadcaster and film maker.^[16]
• James O'Sullivan - writer and academic