On 18th September 2009, the very tragic death occurred of Transition Year student and boarder Karl Ashe. Karl had only arrived at the school in Third Year but had still made a big impact on the year. Here are some memories people in the year shared about Karl.
Karl was a sound man. All the boarders are in agreement he was the funniest lad we had ever met. He brought happiness to everyone he met and enjoyment to everything he took part in. He liked his sport and was involved in Gaelic football, rugby, swimming and skiing. We found out fairly quickly that Karl liked to party.....A LOT! He lived his short life to the full and was a very positive confident young man. All the boarders are honoured to have known Karl for the short year he spent in the castle. He is like a brother to all of us and will remain in our hearts forever.
Fergal Bolger
I shared a lot of great times with Karl. From the moment he introduced himself with “Well boys, I’m Karl Ashe and I’m from Westmeath,” up until the last weekend we spent together in Drogheda when he and I were “mess-fighting” each other for duvet covers. He kept everyone awake until the early hours of the morning by singing Bohemian Rhapsody, which we all found absolutely hilarious.
One of the funniest things he ever did was when he wrapped a roll of bandage around his head and ran around the castle, screaming and pretending to be a suicide bomber.
Karl was a very care-free, laid-back young man, which is one of the many reasons why he was loved by so many people, both young and old. He will always be a boarder and will not be forgotten.
James Kavanagh
Playing in a GAA blitz up in Clongowes Karl came into the changing room after playing a stormer (as usual), he noticed a swimming pool across the hall. He stripped straight down to his boxers, shouted “watch this” to the lads and bombed straight into the pool. This caused a chain reaction and within 5 minutes we were all in there!!
After the Junior 2 A final we all got our medals and headed for the bus, delighted with the victory. On the bus Karl broke into song, giving us his version of “Bohemian Rhapsody”, which was completely out of tune. We were all in stitches, crying with laughter. It was hilarious!
Niall Devlin
Karl and I first met at the start of 3rd year. My first thoughts of him of him were that he was a nice guy and we should get on great in school. We soon became better friends. We were very good friends throughout third year, although when fourth year came around we only had the occasional “Hi!” on the stairs. My last memory of him was when I was walking across to the shops, we saw him and said “Hi!” and he replied by reminding me of the funny class we just had. I turned to the guys and said “Man, I love Karl” and they replied laughing “Yeah, me too.” He was a good guy and was disliked by nobody in our year. His passing has had a massive impact on our year and he will not be forgotten.
Conor Sweeney
Karl was always the joker in our classes. He always saw the funny side of things, never saw the negativity in anything. His funeral was a testament to him. The amount of people that showed up to express their respect for Karl was truly humbling. It was a very sad occasion and everyone was feeling down, but when we heard the speeches of all the things Karl has done and accomplished all reminded us of the good times we spent with him.
Darragh Coughlan
Karl Ashe was one of the nicest guys that I have ever known in the school.
Even though we weren’t particularly close, I still enjoyed my time spent with him. Karl was one of the popular lads in our year. The students and the teachers loved him because he was always cheerful and was always in a good mood, no matter what.
Karl was in my Geography class, and along with our teacher Mr. Campbell, Karl brought humour to the class. He would burst out with completely random noises and everyone, including Mr. Campbell, would be in stitches with laughter! He was a person that no matter what he did, you couldn’t stay angry with him for long.
Everyone in the year was obviously deeply saddened by Karl’s sudden death, as there were so many who loved his sense of humour and his positive attitude towards everything.
Kyran Dunphy
Karl and I met in the first week of 3rd year. He was new to the school and he didn’t know many in the year. He seemed like a funny guy and always looked on the good side of life. Throughout the year, he was responsible for many of the laughs in our Maths class, but still managed to bag the ‘A’ in higher-level Maths. He was the type of guy who would lift up your spirits when you were in a bad mood and he will be missed by everyone.
Andrew Mohan
Karl was a funny, honest and genuine guy. He was in two of my classes in school, so I saw him regularly. He was always telling jokes in class, making us all laugh with different faces and comments.
The memory I chose to share is also the last time I saw Karl. It was in the canteen on Friday the day before he passed away. He was joking with another boarder, Andrew, about the amount of ketchup on his plate. His final words to me were “Good luck man,” I replied “Same to you”. He will always be remembered.
Killian O’Leary
Karl was great at anything he put his mind to.
Wayne Ashe-Browne
One day Ms. Wallace brought us to the computer room to do a PowerPoint presentation for history. Ms. Wallace told Karl to get a nice background for his presentation, and about five minutes after she said that, Karl screamed out “Miss, I got a nice background!” Ms. Wallace said back, “Well Done Karl!” and Karl answered “Well done yourself!” To this day, I’m still not sure if Ms. Wallace heard him but it was still hilarious.
Thomas Swan
I had a debate with Karl on whether being from the country was worse than being from the northside, there was lots of this sense of humour from him.
Cillian Copeland
His joking in class and especially in Mr. Murray’s Geography class, he was hilarious! I didn’t know him as well as others but my best memories of him were that he was very funny, and a great guy.
Jamie Murphy
Over the last year I have known Karl well, because he was in three of my classes and I used to be on the same rugby team as him. Karl was inspirational on and off the rugby pitch. My memories of playing rugby with him were that he was a very strong and powerful player. He had the ability to change games, with his strength and speed and he was a natural try scorer.
In class he was also very admirable because he was such a friendly and funny character. He worked hard and he could easily make everyone laugh. Karl always seemed happy and seemed happiest when making others laugh. This shows his selflessness because he enjoyed bringing happiness to others.
Karl was always a great friend to me! He will always be in my memories as the joker, bringing joy to everyone.
Conor Barry
Every time I saw Karl he was smiling.
Jack Cantrell
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