Pallaskenry Agricultural College
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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, Ireland, and is owned and managed by the Salesian Fathers. The College is co-located with
Salesian Secondary College Salesian Secondary College, formerly Copsewood College, is a secondary school located outside the village of Pallaskenry, County Limerick, Ireland. The school campus is owned by the Salesians and shared with Pallaskenry Agricultural College. ...
. The Salesians also used to run Warrenstown College, County Meath. The College runs courses in partnership with Limerick Institute of Technology(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, as well as a Higher Certificate in Technology in Agricultural Mechanisation validated by HETAC 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.


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Pallaskenry Agricultural College
- official website {{coord missing, County Limerick 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