Ardscoil Mhuire

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Ardscoil Mhuire
Ardscoil Mhuire
Mackney, Ballinasloe, County Galway [1]

Ireland
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1919 [2]
Founders Sisters of Mercy [2]
Closed1 September 2025
PrincipalPauric Hanlon [3]
ChaplainV. Rev. John Garvey [4]
Number of students483 [5]  (2025)
PublicationEchoes [6]
Website www.ardscoilmhuire.com

Ardscoil Mhuire was an Irish voluntary Catholic single-sex girls' secondary school situated in Mackney, near Ballinasloe in County Galway. [1] It was under the trusteeship of Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST). [2] It amalgamated with Garbally College in September 2025 to become Clonfert College. [7]

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History

Ardscoil Mhuire was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Ballinasloe in 1919. In January 2003, the school moved to the current location in Mackney, near Ballinasloe, County Galway. [2]

On 9 March 2019, a Heritage Day was held to coincide with the school's 100th anniversary, [8] with celebrations begun on 5 February 2019. [9]

As of 2020, the principal of Ardscoil Mhuire was Pauric Hanlon. [3]

A consultation process began in early 2023 for Ardscoil Mhuire and Garbally College regarding the future of Catholic secondary school provision within Ballinasloe, conducted by their patrons the Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust (CEIST) and the Diocese of Clonfert. [10] [11] In October 2023, it was announced that the two schools would be amalgamated to form a new co-educational school which would open in September 2025 named Clonfert College, with principal Pauric Hanlon, former principal of Ardscoil Mhuire. [12]

Curriculum

The school offered both the Junior and Leaving Certificate cycles and a Transition Year cycle. [13] [14] Ardscoil Mhuire offered all the mandatory subjects, along with music and arts, speech and drama, home economics, debating, public speaking and an ICT programme. [15]

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Ardscoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway - The Irish Times Feeder Schools Map". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times Feeder Schools Map . Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "History - Ardscoil Mhuire". www.ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "A message from our new principal Mr Pauric Hanlon". uniqueschoolapp.ie. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Centenary Mercy Day Mass celebrations in Ardscoil Mhuire Ballinasloe 2019". ceist.ie. CEIST. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Gov.ie – Ardscoil Mhuire". gov.ie. Department of Education. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ardscoil Mhuire Awards 2019". ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Opening Day Clonfert College 1st September 2025". Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust . 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ardscoil Mhuire Heritage Day - Ardscoil Mhuire". www.ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ardscoil Mhuire - Official Opening of "Ardscoil Mhuire 100" Art Exhibition in Celebration of our Centenary Year". ceist.ie. CEIST. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Cusack, Adrian (9 February 2023). "Ballinasloe's secondary schools to be consulted on whether to retain Catholic ethos". Westmeath Independent . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Merger Talks for Secondary Schools" (PDF). Ballinasloe Life. Vol. 13, no. 1. April 2023. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Two secondary schools to amalgamate in Ballinasloe". Westmeath Independent . 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Curriculum - Ardscoil Mhuire". www.ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Transition Year - Ardscoil Mhuire". www.ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Music and the Arts - Ardscoil Mhuire". www.ardscoilmhuire.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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