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Coláiste Feirste

Coordinates: 54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W / 54.59167°N 5.97194°W / 54.59167; -5.97194
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Coláiste Feirste
Address
Map
7 Páirc Radharc na bhFeá

Belfast
,
Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W / 54.59167°N 5.97194°W / 54.59167; -5.97194
Information
School typeIrish-medium
MottoIs Gael Mise
(I am a Gael)
Established1991, as Meánscoil Feirste
School boardEducation Authority (Belfast)
PrincipalMícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna[1]
Teaching staff65 [1]
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment842[1]
Hours in school day6 hours ten minutes (normal school day)
Colour(s)  
Feeder schoolsIrish-medium schools in the Greater Belfast area [1]
Websitecolaistefeirste.org

Coláiste Feirste is the only secondary-level Irish-medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Previously known as Méanscoil Feirste, the gaelscoil (Irish language school) is located in the west of the city in a new facility on Belfast's Falls Road. Founded in 1991 with just nine pupils, as of 2022 the school had around 850 pupils and 65 teachers.[2][1]

The school was first situated in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich and was opened under the supervision of the first school principal Fergus O'Hare who was replaced in 2002 by Garaí Mac Roibeaird as principal.[3] Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna has been principal since 2019.[citation needed] The school is now situated in Beechmount, the former home of the Riddel family.[4]

Notable former pupils

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Réamheolaire/Prospectus". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Headteacher's Welcome". colaistefeirste.com. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Prospectus 2018". colaistefeirste.org. Coláiste Feirste. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ McClelland, Gillian (2005) Pioneering Women: Riddel Hall and Queen's University Belfast, Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast
  5. ^ a b "Nuachtlitir Choláiste Feirste" [Coláiste Feirste Newsletter]. Yumpu (in Irish). Coláiste Feirste. December 2012. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ Mac an tSionnaigh, Seaghan. "GANGSTA RAP FROM BELFAST'S GAELTACHT QUARTER". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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