Carndonagh Community School
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Carndonagh Community School (Irish: Pobalscoil Charn Domhnaigh) is a secondary school located in Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland.
History
[edit]Carndonagh Community School was formed in 1972 by the merger of Carndonagh College (a local boys' school), The Convent of Mercy Secondary School (a convent school for girls), and Carndonagh Vocational School (a large established co-educational school).[1]
The late SDLP MLA and former Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly John Dallat also spent time employed as a teacher at the school. [2]
Education
[edit]Education at the school is based on the Irish Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate curricula. The school once claimed to be the biggest school in Ireland with over 1600 pupils. This in fact was never the case despite school management claiming in returns to the Department of Education to have an enrollment of 1703 students. After an investigation, the actual numbers were found to be 1585, an overstatement of 118 non existent students. After this a new school was built in the neighboring town of Moville.[citation needed]
The current principal of the school is John McGuiness with Liz Kelly and Owen McConway as vice principals. The student population is over 1000 again at present.[citation needed]
Sports
[edit]The school's senior soccer squad became All-Ireland champions following a 2-1 victory over Presentation Brothers College, Cork on 11 March 2016.[3]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Michelle Doherty, actress, model, TV host[4]
- Paul Lynch, writer & winner of the 2023 Booker Prize.[5]
- Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fáil politician and current Minister of State for Law Reform
- Frank McGuinness, award winning writer[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carndonagh Community School - An Introduction". Carndonagh Community School. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "John Dallat: Humble champion of the poor and underprivileged". irishnews.com/. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Carndonagh Community School Online - Soccer". www.carndonaghcs.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Michelle Doherty opens the Mens Shed in Carndonagh". inishowennews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Efforts underway to recognise Paul Lynch's Booker Prize win". donegallive.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Helen Lojek (2004). Contexts for Frank McGuinness's Drama. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press. p. 2. ISBN 0813213568.
External links
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