St Colman's College is an all-boys Catholic

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Claremorris Claremorris (; ) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. As of the 2017, it was the fastest growing town in the county, having seen a 31% increase in population between 2006 and ...

County Mayo County Mayo (; ) 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 Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...

History

The school was founded in 1945, as a school for the boys of

to attend instead of having to travel to

Ballinrobe Ballinrobe () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. It is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometres to the west. As of the 2022 census, the population was 3,148. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Hist ...

. An Old Manor House on the Knock Road was used as the site for the school, where it has remained to the present day. The school is named in honour of St. Colman, as

is in the

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of Kilcolman.

Notable alumni

* Colm Boyle, Gaelic footballer who captained the school team *

Stephen Coen Stephen Coen is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Hollymount-Carramore and the Mayo county team. Coen attended St Colman's College, Claremorris. Playing career Coen led both Mayo minor team and Mayo under-21 team to All-Ireland titles as ...

, Gaelic footballer who captained the school team *

Michael Conroy Michael Conroy is a Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pi ...

, Gaelic footballer * John Hegarty,

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Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

from 2001 - 2011 A.D.. *

Pat Rabbitte Pat Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and a Minister of State from 19 ...

, former leader of The Labour Party, graduated from the College in 1967.

Sporting honours

Hogan Cup The Hogan Cup (), also known as the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools (sometimes referred to as colleges) in Ireland. The competition itself is re ...

: (1) 1977 *

Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup. The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland college ...

: (7) 1970, 1977, 1981, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2025

References

External links

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Colmans academy College in israel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Colman's College 1945 establishments in Ireland Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland Educational institutions established in 1945 Secondary schools in County Mayo