Gortnor Abbey

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Jesus and Mary College
Location
Gortnor Abbey
Crossmolina, County Mayo

Ireland
Coordinates 54°05′51″N9°17′59″W / 54.0975°N 9.2996°W / 54.0975; -9.2996
Information
Other nameGortnor Abbey
Type Voluntary secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic (Convent of Jesus and Mary)
Established1912 (1912)
PrincipalJohn Mangan [1] (2024)
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment627 [2]  (2024)
Website gortnorabbey.ie

Gortnor Abbey, officially Jesus and Mary College, is a co-educational Catholic secondary school in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. Located near Lough Conn, [1] it is run by the Convent of Jesus and Mary. [3] [4] [5] The school was established in 1912. [6] As of 2024, it had an enrollment of over 620 pupils. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Gortnor Abbey - Principal's Welcome". gortnorabbey.ie. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Directory Page - Jesus & Mary Secondary School". gov.ie. Department of Education. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gortnor Abbey, Crossmolina in Co. Mayo". Discover Mayo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Life and work of Mother Mary St. Ignatius (Claudine Thévenet) 1774-1837. Clonmore and Reynolds. pp. 310–4.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Mary (13 September 2012). Everybody Matters: A Memoir . Hodder & Stoughton. pp.  30–1. ISBN   978-1-4447-2335-9.
  6. ↑ "Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Gortnor Abbey - About Us". gortnorabbey.ie. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Aine (February 2012). "'The Chief' brings case to the Supreme Court". mayonews.ie. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Judge Heneghan attended Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Gortnor Abbey from 1972 until 1977
  8. ↑ "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Moran, Matt (21 February 2021). "New book recalls missionaries of Ballina". indcatholicnews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025. The Religious of Jesus and Mary sisters established a secondary school at Gortnor Abbey near Crossmolina. Several members served in Pakistan [..] In 2013, Sr Mary Langan was awarded the Tamgha-e-Quaide-Azam Award [..] for her services in the field of education
  10. 1 2 3 "Local Notes - Enniscrone". Sligo Champion. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Deirdre Purcell". Ricorso.net. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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