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St Columb's College
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| St Columb's College Coláiste Naomh Cholm Cille |
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| Motto | Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God. |
| Established | 1879 |
| President | Fr. Éamon Martin |
| Location | Buncrana Road, Derry |
| Students | 1500 |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Colours | Royal blue and Yellow |
| Homepage | http://www.stcolumbs.com/ |
St Columb's College is a Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is named after Saint Columba, the Irish missionary monk who founded a monastery in the area.
St Columb's College was established in 1879 on Bishop Street (now the site of Lumen Christi College), but later moved to the Buncrana Road in the suburbs of the city. The College has a student population of over 1500 - which makes it the largest Catholic Boys School in Europe. The school's name is often shortened to The College.
The school has a long and successful sporting history, with its students competing in many events across the country. It has excelled in soccer, gaelic football, basketball and has produced many athletes. Former teacher Gary Murray has been part of the Irish athletics team.
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The school is one of the few schools in the world that can claim two Nobel laureates amongst its alumni:
- Seamus Heaney - Nobel Literature Prize, 1995
- John Hume - Nobel Peace Prize, 1998
The college makes an annual award to "a past-pupil who has achieved something of major significance or has made a considerable contribution in his own field". [1] Past winners of the award are as follows:
- 1994 The Most Reverend Dr. Edward Daly
- 1995 John Hume, former M.P., M.E.P.
- 1996 Seamus Heaney
- 1997 Brian Friel
- 2002 Martin O'Neill
- 2003 Phil Coulter
Other alumni and names associated with St Columb's include:
- Liam Ball - Irish Olympic swimmer
- Eamon Burns(Big Slick) - Gaelic Athletic Association footballer
- Tony Connelly - RTÉ European Correspondent
- Peter Cunnah - pop musician
- Seamus Deane - poet and novelist
- Mark Durkan - Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Leader/politician/MP
- Darron Gibson - footballer
- Seamus Mallon - rugby player
- Martin Meenan - Playwright and Romantic
- Eamonn McCann - political activist
- Mark McFadden - television journalist
- Brian McGilloway - author
- Seosamh Mac Grianna - writer
- Gerard McSorley - actor
- Marcas Ó Murchú - folk musician
- Luke O'Reilly - of the "band" Bel's Boys
- Richie Kavanagh - comical entertainer
- Paul McLoone - musician
- Brian Dooher - (GAA star) - All Ireland winning captain
- ^ St. Columb's College Alumni Illustrissimi, accessed 7 September 2006