Scoil Colmcille, Letterkenny

Scoil Colmcille
Location
Convent Road, Letterkenny
County Donegal
Ireland
Information
Established 1974
Principal Joe Crossan
Website scoilcolmcillelk.ie

Scoil Colmcille is a national school in County Donegal, Ireland, located on Letterkenny's Convent Road, across from the Loreto Convent. The principal is Pauric Cannon.

History

Scoil Colmcille stands on the site of the town's first Gaelic football playing field.[1] It was built in 1974. Boys are housed at the rear end of the school and play in the back yard while girls are taught at the front entrance and play in the adjoining yard. At the time of the new Scoil Colmcille's opening over 600 boys attended the school. By 1985 school numbers grew to over 700 and 23 teachers were employed. The current principal is Pauric Cannon. Other non-teaching staff include secretaries, cleaners, ancillary workers and a caretaker.

Environmental affairs

Plaque located on the wall of the old Scoil Colm Cille

The school has won the Green Flag award on a number of occasions and is known for its environmental endeavours. A school newspaper, The Green Eco, is produced irregularly.[2]

Sport

All-Ireland-winning past pupils Rory Kavanagh and Kevin Rafferty visited Scoil Colmcille on 26 September 2012, accompanied by the Sam Maguire Cup, as well as Colm McFadden and Frank McGlynn.[3]

Notable past pupils

References

  1. ↑ "History of the GAA in Letterkenny and St. Eunan's GAA Club". St. Eunan's website. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Green Eco Archived 12 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Picture special: Rory Kavanagh returns to Scoil Cholmcille with Sam". Donegal Daily. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.

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