Pallaskenry Agricultural College is a centre of training for farmers, mechanics and salespeople for the Agricultural and Farm Machinery industries. It is located in
Pallaskenry,
County Limerick
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, Ireland, and is owned and managed by the
Salesian
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Fathers. The College is co-located with
Salesian Secondary College. The Salesians also used to run
Warrenstown College
Warrenstown College was an Agricultural and Horticultural College run by the Salesian Fathers, in Drumree, County Meath.
History
The Salesian order received the lands in Drumree under the will of Mrs Elizabeth Lynch, a descendant of the Warren f ...
, County Meath.
The College runs courses in partnership with
Limerick Institute of Technology
The Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Luimnigh) was an institute of technology, located in Limerick, Ireland. The institute had five campuses that were located in Limerick, Thurles, Clonmel, as well as a r ...
(LIT), Teagasc, FETAC, HETAC, City & Guilds, Fás and Limerick VEC. Courses include Advanced Certificate in Agriculture and an Advanced Certificate in Agricultural Mechanisation validated by
FETAC
The Further Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under t ...
, as well as a Higher Certificate in Technology in Agricultural Mechanisation validated by
HETAC
The Higher Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Ardoideachais agus Oiliúna) (HETAC), the legal successor to the ''National Council for Educational Awards'' (NCEA), granted higher education awards in Ireland b ...
with LIT.
Agricultural Mechanisation - Higher Certificate in Engineering
LIT Website. Also running is a new Teagasc Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Agriculture.
Facilities
The college farm consists of 210 hectares and a dairy herd. A milking parlour and dairy shed are located onsite. The farm has a beef cattle herd and a flock of sheep. There are engineering and machinery workshops to facilitate the delivery of the colleges specialised machinery programmes. The college also houses Computer labs for student training.
References
External links
Pallaskenry Agricultural College
- official website
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Education in County Limerick
Educational institutions established in 1922
1922 establishments in Ireland
Further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland
Agricultural universities and colleges in Ireland