Gortnor Abbey is a Catholic secondary school in

Crossmolina Crossmolina is a town in the Barony of Tyrawley in County Mayo, Ireland, as well as the name of the parish in which Crossmolina is situated. The town sits on the River Deel near the northern shore of Lough Conn. Crossmolina is about west of ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Located in a former hotel building, it is run by the Convent of Jesus and Mary. The school was established in 1912.

Notable people

Deirdre Purcell Deirdre Purcell (born Dublin 1945) is an Irish author. Purcell is a former Abbey Theatre actress, who has played as Christine opposite Donal McCann in '' Drama at Inish'', Miss Frost in the stage adaptation of ''The Ginger Man'', and Pegeen Mike ...

(1945-2023) - Irish author * Mary Langan (b. 1948) - Roman Catholic nun awarded the

Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam, ( ur, تمغہِ قائدِ اعظم, , ''Medal of the Great Leader''), is a civil award conferred by the Government of Pakistan on those who have attained academic distinction in the fields of science, art, literature, or dis ...

by the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

for her services in the field of education. *

Margaret Heneghan Margaret Heneghan (born 1959) is an Irish lawyer who was a judge of the Circuit Court between 2010 and 2015, before serving on the High Court from 2015 to 2017. She previously practiced as a barrister. Early and personal life Heneghan was b ...

(b. 1959) - lawyer * Marc Roberts (b. 1968) - musician *

Michael Moyles Michael Moyles is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina and the Mayo county team. He also managed the Mayo ladies' football team from 2021 to 2023 where they won their first silverware since 2016. Background Moyles is from the ...

(b. 1977) -

Gaelic footballer Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

for

Mayo Mayo often refers to: * Mayonnaise, often shortened to "mayo" * Mayo Clinic, a medical center in Rochester, Minnesota, United States Mayo may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Mayo Peak, Marie Byrd Land Australia * Division of Mayo, an Aust ...

. *

Stephen Rochford Stephen Rochford (born 10 October 1978) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former manager and player. He was manager of the senior Mayo county team from 2015 to 2018. Raised in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Rochford was educated at Crossmolina ...

(b. 1978) - GAA footballer and coach * Jason Coy (b. 1982) -

for

. * Louise Duffy, TV and radio presenter. *

Peadár Gardiner Peadár Gardiner is a former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina Deel Rovers and the Mayo county team. He had considerable success playing for Crossmolina and Mayo alongside Ciarán McDonald, James Nallen, Stephen Rochford and Michae ...

, GAA

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* {{coord missing, County Mayo Secondary schools in County Mayo 1912 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1912