Coláiste Feirste is the only secondary-level Irish-medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
| Coláiste Feirste | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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7 Páirc Radharc na bhFeá Belfast , Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W / 54.59167°N 5.97194°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Irish-medium |
| Motto | Is Gael Mise (I am a Gael) |
| Established | 1991, as Meánscoil Feirste |
| School board | Education Authority (Belfast) |
| Principal | Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna[1] |
| Teaching staff | 65 [1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 842[1] |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours ten minutes (normal school day) |
| Colour(s) | |
| Feeder schools | Irish-medium schools in the Greater Belfast area [1] |
| Website | colaistefeirste |
Previously known as Méanscoil Feirste, the gaelscoil (Irish language school) is located in the west of the city in a new facility on Belfast's Falls Road. Founded in 1991 with just nine pupils, as of 2022 the school had around 850 pupils and 65 teachers.[2][1]
The school was first situated in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich and was opened under the care of the first school principal Fergus O'Hare who was replaced in 2002 by Garaí Mac Roibeaird as principal.[3] Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna has been principal since 2019.[citation needed] The school is now situated in Beechmount, the former home of the Riddel family.[4]
Notable former pupils edit
- Niall Ó Donnghaile - Former Lord Mayor of Belfast and current Sinn Féin Senator in Seanad Éireann.[5]
- Aisling Reilly - Two time singles World Handball Champion and current Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast.[5]
- Mo Chara - Rapper in the Belfast-based hip hop trio Kneecap[6]
- Conor MacNeill - Actor/writer[citation needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Réamheolaire/Prospectus". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Headteacher's Welcome". colaistefeirste.com. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Prospectus 2018". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ McClelland, Gillian (2005) Pioneering Women: Riddel Hall and Queen's University Belfast, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast
- ^ a b "Nuachtlitir Choláiste Feirste" [Coláiste Feirste Newsletter]. Yumpu (in Irish). Coláiste Feirste. December 2012. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022.
- ^ Mac an tSionnaigh, Seaghan. "GANGSTA RAP FROM BELFAST'S GAELTACHT QUARTER".
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