Terenure College is a Carmelite-run secondary school located in the suburb of Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1860 and had an associated primary school until 2017. It is one of the "big six" Leinster Schools Rugby-playing institutions, winning the Leinster Schools Senior Cup 10 times. 80% of the students who sat the Leaving Certificate in 2007 accepted a place in an Irish university.
A view of Terenure House from an illustration of 1837.
Terenure College
Terenure College in foreground with Templeogue and Kimmage in background
Bestselling author John Boyne, who attended Terenure College in the 1980s
Terenure, originally called Roundtown, is a middle class suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is located in the city's D6 and D6W postal districts. The population of all electoral divisions labelled as Terenure was 17,972 as of the 2022 census.
Much of Terenure features red brick Victorian and Edwardian architecture. Bushy Park is a prominent local amenity.
Terenure is in Dublin D6W
Fortfield House, Terenure
Terenure College, formerly Terenure House