St Columb's College

St Columb's Crest

St. Columb's College is the equivalent of a Roman Catholic all-boys high school in Derry City, Northern Ireland. High schools are known as colleges in Europe, including in Britain and Ireland.

History

St. Columb's College was established in 1879 on Bishop Street (now the site of Lumen Christi College), but has since, in recent years, moved to a location of land measuring four acres on the Buncrana Road in the suburbs of the city. The College has a student population of over 1500.

Alumni and Associates

The school is one of the few institutions that can claim two Nobel laureates amongst its alumni:

• Seamus Heaney - Nobel Literature Prize, 1995
• John Hume - Nobel Peace Prize, 1998

Other alumni and names associated with St. Columb's include:

• Liam Ball - Irish Olympic swimmer
• Eamon Burns - GAA footballer
• Liam Boyle - SDLP Politician
• Phil Coulter - Musician extraordinaire
• Peter Cunnah - Pop musician extraordinaire
• Father Ted Crilly - Fictional television character
• Bishop Edward Daly - Clergyman
• Seamus Deane - Poet and novelist
• Desmond Doherty - Defence lawyer
• Richard Doherty - Author and military historian
• Mark Durkan - SDLP Leader/Politician
• Noel Finn - Armagh GAA footballer
• Brian Friel - Playwright
• John Fullerton - Overhead and free kick specialist
• Darron Gibson - Footballer
• David Healy (footballer) - Nifty Footballer
• Finbar Madden - Author and historian
• Seamus Mallon (rugby player) - Rugby player
• Eamonn McCann - Raving lunatic/Political activist
• Mark McConnellogue - Teacher
• Brian McGilloway - International photographer
• Gerard McSorley - Actor
• Martin Meenan - Playwright
• Marcas O'Murchú - Folk musician
• Colm O'Neill - Derry City FC physio
• Martin O'Neill - Footballer and manager
• Richie Kavanagh - Comical entertainer

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