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Presentation Brothers College, Cork

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Presentation Brothers College (PBC Cork) (Irish: Coláiste na Toirbhirte; colloquially known as Pres) is a Catholic, boys, private fee-paying secondary school in Cork, Ireland. Presentation Brothers College is currently ranked as the number one boys secondary school in Ireland and regularly places first in the annual top performing schools table rankings conducted by The Irish Times.

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Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Mardyke Walk, Cork

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Mardyke Walk
T12 E2RF Cork (Mardyke)
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