Colaiste Ghobnatan

Colaiste Ghobnatan
Location
Ballymakeera/Ballyvourney, County Cork Ireland
Coordinates	51.9391°N 9.156°W / 51.9391; -9.156
Information
Type	Gaelcholáiste/Voluntary secondary school
Established	1950
Patronage	Cork Education and Training Board (Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí)[1]
Enrollment	209[2] (2015)
Language	Irish
Website	http://www.colaisteghobnatan.ie

Colaiste Ghobnatan is an Irish-medium school in the civil parish of Ballyvourney in County Cork, Ireland. As of 2015, there were approximately 200 students enrolled in the school.[2] Located in the Muskerry Gaeltacht, Irish is spoken throughout the school. Originally opened in 1950 as a school for boys, within 30 years, it was also accepting girls from the area.

History

The school, originally known as Gairmscoil Ghobnatan opened in 1950.[3] The nearby Colaiste Íosagán closed in 1989, and the two schools (Gairmscoil Ghobnatan and Coláiste Iosagáin) combined to form Coláiste Ghobnatan.[3] The school building was extended in the late 1980s and further rooms were added in 1996.[3]

Sport

Sports played in the school include Gaelic football, hurling, soccer, basketball and volleyball.^[citation needed] The school is also involved in road bowling.[4]

In 2009, the school's senior Gaelic football team reached the VEC B Football Championship.^[citation needed] In 2012 and 2013, the boys and girls football teams won several county and Munster vocational school titles.[5] In 2014, Coláiste Ghobnatan's Gaelic football team won the Masita GAA All Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior C final.[6]

References

1. "CETB - Our Schools & Colleges". corketb.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
2. "Programme Evaluation Transition Year (TY) Report - Coláiste Ghobnatan Baile Bhúirne, County Cork Roll". gov.ie. Department of Education. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
3. "Information - Brief History of the School". colaisteghobnatan.ie. Coláiste Ghobnatan. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Gairmscoil Ghobnatan, as it was then known, was opened in 1950 [..] In 1989 Scoil Ghobnatan amalgamated with Coláiste Iosagáin to form Coláiste Ghobnatan
4. "Coláiste Ghobnatan and Clonakilty Community College impress as schools battle for road bowling honours". Southern Star. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
5. "Bittersweet night as Coláiste Ghobnatan celebrate football successes". The Corkman. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
6. "Video: Special day for Coláiste Ghobnatan". gaa.ie. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

• Official website