It was principally due to his great influence at the Spanish Court that the Irish Franciscan College of St. Anthony was founded at Leuven (Louvain).

Cardinal Conway marked the day by celebrating Mass in Irish in the Franciscan College in Gormanstown, Co.

Between 1910 and 1917, he attended St. Francis Solanus High School and the Franciscan College in Quincy.

He attended the British Boys' School in Alexandria (now El Nasr Boys' School) and the Franciscan College in Buckinghamshire, England.

The Franciscan College, Multyfarnham was opened in 1899.

From 1832, he attended the Franciscan College of St Isidore in Rome, where he taught after he was ordained in 1839.

The city is home to Quincy University, a Catholic Franciscan College founded in 1860, John Wood Community College, and several other smaller colleges.

Born in Sallins, County Kildare, McCreevy was educated locally at Naas CBS and at the fee paying Gormanston Franciscan College.

Wadding penned Annnales-Minorum upon retirement and founded the Franciscan College of St Isidore's in Rome.

Moran was educated at the local national school and later boarded at the famous Franciscan College in Gormanston, County Meath.