| Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair Gweedore Community School | |
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 Front entrance to Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair | |
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Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1973 |
| Principal | Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh |
| Staff | 30+ |
| Number of students | approx 451 |
| Website | www.psgd.ie |
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair (Gweedore Community School) is an Irish-medium secondary school in the Gaeltacht district of Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland. It has a pupil attendance of around 450. [1]
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair was established in 1973 following an amalgamation of Ard Scoil Mhuire (a secondary school in Magheraclogher established in 1957) and the Strathna Corcra Vocational School (1966). The school ran between the two buildings until 1980 when the new school was opened in Lunnigh on the 3 May 1982. [2] [3]
A number of extensions have been made since then, such as a football pitch in 2001, a sports hall in 2012 and a New Education Unit in 2022. [2]
Gweedore is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) district and parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Glasserchoo and Bloody Foreland in the north to Crolly in the south and around 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher and Magheralosk in the west, and is sometimes described as one of Europe's most densely populated rural areas. It is the largest Irish-speaking parish in Ireland with a population of around 4,065, and is also the home of the northwest regional studios of the Irish-language radio service RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, as well as an external campus of the University of Galway. Gweedore includes the settlements of Brinlack, Bunbeg, Derrybeg, Crolly and Dunlewey, and sits in the shade of County Donegal's highest peak, Errigal.
Ulster Irish is the variety of Irish spoken in the province of Ulster. It "occupies a central position in the Gaelic world made up of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man". Ulster Irish thus has much in common with Scottish Gaelic and Manx. Within Ulster there have historically been two main sub-dialects: West Ulster and East Ulster. The Western dialect is spoken in County Donegal and once was in parts of neighbouring counties, hence the name Donegal Irish. The Eastern dialect was spoken in most of the rest of Ulster and northern parts of counties Louth and Meath.
Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, anglicized as Gweedore Theatre, is a local theatre in the Gaeltacht region of Derrybeg in the parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. It seats over 200 patrons, and ever since it was opened by actress Siobhán McKenna, it has staged hundreds of plays in the Irish language.
Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney was a fiddler from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. He is known for his distinguished fiddle playing and his unique and vast contribution to Irish music and culture. He is the father of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and grandfather of fiddle player Ciarán Ó Maonaigh.
Gort an Choirce or Gort a' Choirce, anglicised as Gortahork, is a village and townland in the northwest of County Donegal, Ireland. It is a Gaeltacht community, where the Irish language is the main language spoken in the area. Along with Falcarragh, it forms part of the district known as Cloughaneely.
Maria McCool is an Irish singer from Gweedore, County Donegal. She is well known for performing old Irish songs in her native Irish and in English. Her albums include Ailleog and Doagh, on which she covered such songs as "Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Hí" and "Song For Ireland". She has received numerous awards at Celtic festivals in Ireland and the UK. In 2007, McCool was married and worked as a national school teacher in Dunshaughlin in County Meath.
CLG Ghaoth Dobhair is a GAA club based in the parish of Gaoth Dobhair in northwest County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in County Donegal.
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Croithlí or Croichshlí is a village in the Gaeltacht parishes and traditional districts of Gweedore and The Rosses in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The two 'districts' are separated by the Crolly River. It has one convenience shop/restaurant and petrol station and one public house, Páidí Óg's. Crolly is located in two baronies: the Gweedore part of the village is in the Barony of Kilmacrenan, while The Rosses part of the village is in the Barony of Boylagh, the Crolly River being the boundary between the two baronies.
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Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta is an annual All Ireland Gaelic football competition contested by clubs from the Irish language-speaking Gaeltacht areas of Ireland. Clubs compete on a county-basis at first, in order to qualify for the tournament that is hosted by a different club from the Gaeltacht each year. The first competition was held in Gweedore, County Donegal in 1969 and was won by the local club CLG Ghaoth Dobhair. RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta provides radio coverage of both the regional qualifiers and the national finals, held over the June Bank Holiday. TG4 provides live television coverage of the men's semi-finals and finals on the June Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday, and these are also broadcast online.
Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí was an Irish broadcaster who broadcast mainly through Irish. He is known particularly for his popular magazine programme Rónán Beo on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. He was born on 6 May 1970 in Cork, but was brought up in Gweedore, in the Donegal gaeltacht, where he attended Bunscoil Bhun Bhig and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair. He was the youngest son of the author Fionntán Mac Aodha Bhuí and came from a family of eight.
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Odhrán Mac Niallais is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gaoth Dobhair and, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola(PCC), also known as PCC Falcarragh, is a voluntary/state-funded, coeducational, inter-denominational secondary school in Falcarragh, County Donegal, Ireland. Located north of the town centre of Falcarragh, its catchment area includes the districts of Cloughaneely, Dunfanaghy and Creeslough, although they have also traditionally attracted some students from Gweedore and The Rosses.
The 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 49th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winners receive the Andy Merrigan Cup.
Daire Ó Baoill is an Irish Gaelic footballer and former association footballer who plays for Gaoth Dobhair and the Donegal county team.
Naoise Ó Baoill is an Irish-Japanese Gaelic footballer, reared in Japan and Australia and currently playing for Gaoth Dobhair. He formerly played for the Donegal county team. He has also played Australian rules football and association football in the past.
The 2023 Donegal Senior Football Championship was the 101st official edition of Donegal GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Donegal. 16 teams competed, with the winner representing Donegal in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Bunaíodh an Pobalscoil i 1973 nuair a cónascadh Ard Scoil Mhuire (meánscoil i Machaire Chlochair a bunaíodh i 1957) agus an Ghairm Scoil (Ceardscoil a bhí lonaithe i Srath na Corcra ó 1966). Bhí an Pobalscoil ag reáchtáil idir an dá fhoirgnimh go 1980 nuair a tógadh scoil úr ar an Luinnigh a fosclaíodh go hoifigiúl ar an 3ú Bealtaine 1982. Cuireadh cuid mhór seomraí agus áiseanna breise leis an scoil ó shoin. Páirc Peile 2001 Seomraí Feistis 2005 agus Halla Spóirt 2012, Seomraí breise 2016, Aonad úr oideachais agus seomraí breise 2022.[The Pobalscoil was established in 1973 when Ard Scoil Mhuire (a secondary school in Machairclohair established in 1957) and the Vocational School (a Vocational School which had been located in Strathna Corcra since 1966) were amalgamated. The Community School ran between the two buildings until 1980 when a new school was built on Lunnigh which was officially opened on 3rd May 1982. A large number of rooms and additional facilities were added to the school since then. Football Park 2001 Dressing Rooms 2005 and Sports Hall 2012, Additional Rooms 2016, New Education Unit and additional rooms 2022.]
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, a co-educational Irish language secondary school in the Donegal Gaeltacht, has been serving the young people of the area since 1973. Offering a wide range of subjects, the majority of its students progress to third level education. In its current location since 1982, the school was badly affected by the government cuts in education in 1985.
A former student of Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair the young actor participated in dramas in Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair.
Maria's talent was nurtured at a young age by her local music teacher, Máire Bean Ní Bhraonáin, mother of the famous Brennan family of Clannad fame in Gweedore.
Tá an peil gaelach i croí lár paróiste Gaoth Dobhair agus tá traidisiún iontach láidir sa scoil ó thaobh an pheil ghaelach. Tá seo le feiceáil ar fhoireann an chontae ina bhfuil iardhaltaí de chuid na scoile ar nós Daire Ó Baoill, Odhrán Mac Niallais agus Odhrán Mac Phaidín Ó Fearraigh ina bpríomh imreoirí le roinnt blianta anuas.[Gaelic football is at the heart of the Gaoth Dobhair parish and there is a very strong tradition in the school in terms of Gaelic football. This can be seen in the county team where former students of the school such as Daire Ó Baoill, Odhrán Mac Niallais and Odhrán Mac Phaidín Ó Ferraraigh have been key players for several years.]
Senator Pearse Doherty: ...An example may clarify the issue. There is much-needed work ongoing in Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair, a secondary school I attended.
He was educated at the primary school in Bun Beag and in Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair.
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