Fr Halpin trained in St Patrick's College, Thurles

St Patrick's College, Thurles

St. Patrick's College, Thurles, Co Tipperary, is a charitable institution operating under the patronage of the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly. The College opened as an educational institution in September 1837, offering second level education in the humanities, with a limited contribution from the sciences, to students wishing to prepare for priesthood as well as careers in business and other professions. 

By the middle of the 1860s, the College had developed into a major seminary with the addition of a full Theological Faculty. During its long history of service to education, St. Patrick’s College has contributed significantly to society and Church in Ireland, throughout the rest of the English-speaking world and further afield. Fifteen hundred graduates of St. Patrick’s College have served as priests in dioceses in Ireland and throughout the English-speaking world.