Scoil Colmcille, Letterkenny

Scoil Colmcille
Location
Convent Road, Letterkenny County Donegal Ireland
Information
Established	1974
Principal	Joe Crossan
Website	scoilcolmcillelk.ie

Scoil Colmcille is a national school in County Donegal, Ireland, located on Letterkenny's Convent Road, across from the Loreto Convent. The principal is Pauric Cannon.

Scoil Colmcille stands on the site of the town's first Gaelic football playing field. It was built in 1974. Boys are housed at the rear end of the school and play in the back yard while girls are taught at the front entrance and play in the adjoining yard. At the time of the new Scoil Colmcille's opening over 600 boys attended the school. By 1985 school numbers grew to over 700 and 23 teachers were employed. The current principal is Pauric Cannon. Other non-teaching staff include secretaries, cleaners, ancillary workers and a caretaker.

The school has won the Green Flag award on a number of occasions and is known for its environmental endeavours. A school newspaper, The Green Eco, is produced irregularly.

All-Ireland-winning past pupils Rory Kavanagh and Kevin Rafferty visited Scoil Colmcille on 26 September 2012, accompanied by the Sam Maguire Cup, as well as Colm McFadden and Frank McGlynn.

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