St Columb's College
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| Motto | Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God. |
| Established | 1879 |
| President | Fr. Eamon Martin |
| Location | Buncrana Road, Derry |
| Students | 1500 |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Colours | Royal blue and Yellow |
| Homepage | http://www.stcolumbs.com/ |
St Columb's College is the major English-medium, Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is named after Saint Columba, the Ulster missionary monk who founded a monastery in the area.
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.
The school 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. Former teacher Gary Murray has been part of the Irish athletics team.
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[edit] Nobel Prize winners
The school is one of the few schools 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 winners 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
- 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
- Peter Cunnah - pop musician
- Seamus Deane - poet and novelist
- Mark Durkan - Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader/politician/MP
- Darron Gibson - footballer
- Seamus Mallon - rugby player
- Eamonn McCann - political activist
- Mark McFadden - television journalist
- Gerard McSorley - actor
- Marcas Ó Murchú - folk musician
- Richie Kavanagh - comical entertainer
- Feargal Sharkey - musician
- Paul McLoone - musician
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[edit] References
- ^ St. Columb's College Alumni Illustrissimi, accessed 7 September 2006
