St. Columb's College
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St. Columb's College is the major Roman Catholic, boys grammar school in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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[edit] History
St. Columb's College was established in 1879 on Bishop Street (now the site of Lumen Christi College), but later moved to the Buncrana Road in the suburbs of the city. The College has a student population of over 1500.
[edit] Sport
St. Columb's College has a long and successful sporting history, with its students competing in many events across the country. It has excelled in soccer, gaelic football and has produced many athletes. Even the former teacher and current cross-country runner Gary Murray, has been part of the Irish athletics team.
The current President is Fr. Eamon Martin
[edit] Nobel Prize winners
The school is one of the few institutions in the world that can claim two Nobel laureates amongst its alumni:
- Seamus Heaney - Nobel Literature Prize, 1995
- John Hume - Nobel Peace Prize, 1998
[edit] Notable alumni
The college makes an annual award to "a past-pupil who has achieved something of major significance or has made a considerable contribution in his own field". [1] Past winner of the award are as follows:
- 1994 The Most Reverend Dr. Edward Daly
- 1995 John Hume, former M.P., M.E.P.
- 1996 Seamus Heaney
- 1997 Brian Friel
- 1998 Professor Sean Mullan
- 1999 Monsignor Brendan Devlin
- 2000 Sir James Doherty (Roman Catholic knighthood, not a British knighthood)
- 2001 Professor Raymond Flannery
- 2002 Martin O'Neill
- 2003 Phil Coulter
Other alumni and names associated with St. Columb's include:
- Liam Ball - Irish Olympic swimmer
- Eamon Burns - Gaelic Athletic Association footballer
- Liam Boyle - Former SDLP Politician
- Civilian - Musical group
- Peter Cunnah - Pop musician
- Seamus Deane - Poet and novelist
- Desmond Doherty - Defence lawyer
- Richard Doherty - Author and military historian
- Mark Durkan - SDLP Leader/Politician/MP
- Noel Finn - Armagh GAA footballer
- Darron Gibson - Footballer
- Finbar Madden - Author and historian
- Seamus Mallon (rugby player) - Rugby player
- Eamonn McCann - Political activist
- Mark McFadden - Television journalist
- Brian McGilloway - International photographer
- Gerard McSorley - Actor
- Martin Meenan - Playwright
- Marcas Ó Murchú - Folk musician
- Colm O'Neill - Derry City Football Club
- Richie Kavanagh - Comical entertainer
- Feargal Sharkey - Musician
- Gary Wade - Author and priest
- Thomas Bradley (Author and Historian) - Author and historian
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ St. Columb's College Alumni Illustrissimi, accessed 7 September 2006
