Coláiste Feirste
Coláiste Feirste is the only secondary-level Irish-medium school in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
| Coláiste Feirste | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
7 Páirc Radharc na bhFeá Belfast , Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 54°35′30″N 5°58′19″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Irish-medium |
| Motto | Is Gael Mise (I am a Gael) |
| Established | 1991, as Meánscoil Feirste |
| School board | Education Authority (Belfast) |
| Principal | Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna |
| Teaching staff | 65 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 842 |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours ten minutes (normal school day) |
| Colour(s) | |
| Feeder schools | Irish-medium schools in the Greater Belfast area |
| Website | colaistefeirste |
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.
The school was first situated in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich and was opened under the care of the first school principal Fergus O'Hare who was replaced in 2002 by Garaí Mac Roibeaird as principal. Mícheal Mac Giolla Ghunna has been principal since 2019. The school is now situated in Beechmount, the former home of the Riddel family.
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