| Scoil Colmcille | |
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| Location | |
Convent Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal | |
| Information | |
| Type | Primary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic [1] |
| Established | 1974 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 342 [1] |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | |
| Newspaper | The Green Eco |
| Website | scoilcolmcillelk.ie |
Scoil Colmcille is a Roman Catholic [1] boys' primary school in County Donegal, Ireland, located on Letterkenny's Convent Road, across from the Loreto Convent.
The school stands on the site of the town's first Gaelic football playing field. [2] It was built in 1974. 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.
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.
The school choir, led by Mr Frank Breslin, sang to a prime time national audience on The Late Late Toy Show in 1995. [3]
An event, held at the school in January 2020, was attended by past pupils and locals. [4] Among those in attendance were Leas-Cheann Comhairle Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (not a past pupil), Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh and former school principal Tom Redden. Those based abroad, such as Deputy Mayor of Islington Troy Gallagher and chef Conrad Gallagher delivered contributions by video. [4] The event was brought to a close by fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. [4]
The school has won the Green Flag award on a number of occasions.[ citation needed ] A school newspaper, The Green Eco, is produced irregularly. [5]
Gaelic footballers Rory Kavanagh and Kevin Rafferty are past pupils of the school, and visited the school in 2012 following victory in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. [6]
Letterkenny, nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland.
St Eunan's College, known locally as The College to distinguish it from the cathedral and GAA club, is a voluntary Roman Catholic all-male, English-medium secondary day school in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located upon Sentry Hill in Letterkenny. Named after Adomnán or Eunan, the school's foundation stone was laid on the patron saint's feast day of 23 September.
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Convent Road is located to the north of Letterkenny, County Donegal, in the parish of Conwal and Leck, Ireland.
Conrad Gallagher is an Irish-born chef/restaurateur from Letterkenny, County Donegal, based in Dubai since 2016. He was the youngest chef ever awarded a Michelin star at the time, for Peacock Alley in Dublin, at the age of 26 in 1998. In a career that has attracted both accolades and controversy, Gallagher has owned restaurants in Dublin, New York, London, Las Vegas and Cape Town, and has featured in two reality television cooking series. He opened restaurant consultancy Food Concepts 360 in 2018. Gallagher also owns chef recruitment agency The Chefs Connection and opened The Chefs Playground in Johannesburg, South Africa, in April 2020 as a culinary training centre and specialist shop for chefs’ apparel and equipment. In February 2021, Gallagher opened "Off the Menu Food Emporium", a delicatessen, coffee and wine shop serving tapas-style meals, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He also opened Bistro Vin de Boeuf, in St Francis Bay.
Martin Carney is an Irish former Gaelic footballer.
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Conall Dunne is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.
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Dermot Brick Molloy is a Gaelic footballer who plays forward for Naomh Conaill and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
The following is a summary of Donegal county football team's 2015 season.
Seamus Hoare was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as goalkeeper for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team. He represented Donegal for 14 years in the 1950s and 1960s. He also represented Ulster, winning four Railway Cups.
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Both Kevin and Rory are also past pupils of the school.
...whilst attending Scoil Colmcille and St. Eunan's for education...
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