St Gerald's College, Castlebar
St Gerald's College is an all-boys De La Salle secondary school located in Castlebar, County Mayo.[1] As of September 2016, there are approximately 45 teachers and 600 students attending the school. The original school was opened in 1909. The current school was opened in 1971. In 2009 the school celebrated its centenary. A new extension was added to the school and opened in 2013.
Notable alumni
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- Enda Kenny, former Taoiseach of Ireland (2011–2017), and Leader of Fine Gael (2002–2017) [2]
- Micheál de Búrca, artist
- Niall McGarry, entrepreneur[3]
- Pádraig Flynn, former Fianna Fáil politician and Minister
- Richie Feeney, Gaelic footballer for Mayo
- Aidan O'Shea, Gaelic footballer for Mayo
- Cillian O'Connor, Gaelic footballer for Mayo
- Nicholas Quinn, Swimmer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics [4]
- Ciaran Kelly, footballer.
- Ger Feeney, Gaelic footballer for Mayo
- Martin Carney, Gaelic games commentator for RTÉ.[5]
See also
References
- ↑
- ↑ "The Clongowes (and other top schools) boys back in charge". Evening Herald. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Making an impact on advertising". The Irish Times. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "From Castlebar to Uberlândia: Irish Olympic swimmer Nicholas Quinn has come a long way to race in Rio". newstalk.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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