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Reminisces about ‘Lovers’ Quarrel’ annual encounters from inception 1905 – By Sunil Thenabadu On 25th July 1814 Rev Benjamin Clough started first Wesleyan Methodist School in then Ceylon and Asia at Walawwa called Doonburg, Upper Dickson Road, Galle which is exists . It was named ” Galle School”. Due to lack of premises and social class and caste issues, Wesleyan Mission started branch schools in the Galle Circuit. In 1857 Rev Joseph Rippon purchased Silary Hill known as Semage Kanda to continue and expand their educational works. The Hill was renamed as Richmond Hill. This was mainly because they all came from Richmond- in Surrey England. Then all the schools located in Galle started to shift to the Richmond Hill and Mission was supposed to upgrade the school status to a High School, It was named ‘Wesley College’. But the plan got shifted to Colombo and Wesley College was established in ...

THE HISTORY OF TRINITY-ANTONIAN LIMITED OVERS SERIES – Compiled by Afzal Laphir 40th ONE-DAY ENCOUNTER – ANTONIANS HAVE THE EDGE Image Source:wikipedia.org The 40th one-day encounter between St Anthony’s College and Trinity College will be played at Asgiriya on Saturday, June 11th. The Antonians, who are looking for their first win since 2012, should go out as favourites based on their superior one-day performance this season. A victory to the Antonians will take the series tally to 18 wins apiece, to add to the famous tied-game in 2014 and three no-results. For more information on the history of this one-day series, please refer to my previous article. The Antonians reached the quarter-finals of the Division 1 (Tier A) Sri Lanka Schools one-day tournament, where they were beaten by Richmond College Galle in a close affair. SACK won 4 out of the 5 first round games, defeating St Thomas’ Matara, S Thomas’ ML, ...

Jun 11, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Richmond College-Galle, TRINITY COLLEGE

Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake – Galle’s most flamboyant son – By Ruhunu Puthra Source:The Island Great sons of Galle Part III Born on October 22, 1902, he was the twin son of Muhandiram Dionysius Sepala Panditha Dahanayake. He was named Wijayananda after the Wijayananda Vihara in Weliwatta, Galle, where Col. H. S. Olcott first observed the five precepts. His learned father was the chief lay disciple of this Vihara. The eminent astrologer Karo Gurunnanse, who read Dahanayake’s horoscope had predicted that one day he would rule the country. With Ceylon under the British Raj at the time, and with no independence in sight, it was treated as a far fetched prediction. He was educated at Richmond College, Galle and later at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia. The born fighter that he was, he one day created a rumpus, while lunch was being served, when Warden Stone sternly said, “Dahanayake! the next train to ...

Aug 21, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Muhandiram Dionysius Sepala Panditha Dahanayake, Richmond College-Galle, S. Thomas College Mount Lavinia