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‘. . .one could be
forgiven for considering
that the irst half of the
twentieth century marked
the apotheosis of the
Clongowes L&H debater,
and the latter half that of
the Gonzagan.’
Fr Joseph Veale with, left from back to front, Brendan
Walsh, Leonard Little, David Buckley, and Macdara
SOME EARLY DISTINCTIONS: Woods, and right, Charles Lysaght, Jerry Liston, David
Strahan and Killian Walsh
CHARLES LYSAGHT (’58):
n Winner of The Irish Times Trophy 1960 for
Student Debaing.
n First Irish-born President of the Cambridge Union
for almost ity years.
PHILIP AND BOBBY MCDONAGH (’70 & ’72)
Both as undergraduates became President of the
Oxford Union - a rare Irish double.
AUDITORS OF L&H
Anthony Clare 1963-1964
Paul O’Higgins 1976-1977
Frank Callanan 1977-1978
Charles Meenan 1980-1981
Oliver O’Brien 1988-1989
Marcus Dowling 1992-1993
J Paul Brady 2000-2001
forgiven for considering
that the irst half of the
twentieth century marked
the apotheosis of the
Clongowes L&H debater,
and the latter half that of
the Gonzagan.’
Fr Joseph Veale with, left from back to front, Brendan
Walsh, Leonard Little, David Buckley, and Macdara
SOME EARLY DISTINCTIONS: Woods, and right, Charles Lysaght, Jerry Liston, David
Strahan and Killian Walsh
CHARLES LYSAGHT (’58):
n Winner of The Irish Times Trophy 1960 for
Student Debaing.
n First Irish-born President of the Cambridge Union
for almost ity years.
PHILIP AND BOBBY MCDONAGH (’70 & ’72)
Both as undergraduates became President of the
Oxford Union - a rare Irish double.
AUDITORS OF L&H
Anthony Clare 1963-1964
Paul O’Higgins 1976-1977
Frank Callanan 1977-1978
Charles Meenan 1980-1981
Oliver O’Brien 1988-1989
Marcus Dowling 1992-1993
J Paul Brady 2000-2001
