Coláiste Feirste

Coláiste Feirste is the only secondary-level Irish-medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Coláiste Feirste
Address
7 Páirc Radharc na bhFeá

Belfast
,
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W
Information
School typeIrish-medium
MottoIs Gael Mise
(I am a Gael)
Established1991, as Meánscoil Feirste
School boardEducation Authority (Belfast)
PrincipalMícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna[1]
Teaching staff65 [1]
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment842[1]
Hours in school day6 hours ten minutes (normal school day)
Colour(s)  
Feeder schoolsIrish-medium schools in the Greater Belfast area [1]
Websitecolaistefeirste.org

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. The school is now situated in Beechmount, the former home of the Riddel family.[4]

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. "Réamheolaire/Prospectus". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. "Headteacher's Welcome". colaistefeirste.com. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
  3. "Prospectus 2018". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. McClelland, Gillian (2005) Pioneering Women: Riddel Hall and Queen's University Belfast, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast
  5. "Nuachtlitir Choláiste Feirste" [Coláiste Feirste Newsletter]. Yumpu (in Ga). Coláiste Feirste. December 2012. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022.
  6. Mac an tSionnaigh, Seaghan. "GANGSTA RAP FROM BELFAST'S GAELTACHT QUARTER". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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