It was about this time of year, May 26, 1910 that the foundation stone of St. Mary’s College was laid. It was not, however the first St Mary’s College. Father John Paul O’Toole, born in Galway in 1804, was one of the last priests ordained during the wardenship. He was based in Paris and Rome but was always conscious of his own difficulty in obtaining a food secondary education in Galway, so he decided to return to Galway in 1843 and open a school here. His main difficulty was finding a premises but happily, he managed to secure “West House”, a detached residence with extensive grounds situated on Helen Street. He bought it from John Lushington Reilly, a great benefactor of the town and neighbourhood, especially during the famine of 1822.
Colin Holman, who has died aged 87, was the larger-than-life maths teacher, rugby coach and genius loci of Woodcote House, a small old-fashioned boys’ preparatory school at Windlesham in Surrey.
He is the nephew of one of the world s most famous women in history, but Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, who celebrates his birthday today, has kept a relatively low profile.
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A 'talented' young actor is set to inherit the late Princess Diana's childhood residence, a vast estate that spans 13,500 acres - he has been described as a 'top elible bachelor'