Colaiste Ghobnatan Explained

Colaiste Ghobnatan
Location:Ballymakeera/Ballyvourney, County Cork
Country:Ireland
Type:Gaelcholáiste/Voluntary secondary school
Established:1950
Oversight Label:Patronage
Oversight:Cork Education and Training Board (Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí)[1]
Enrollment:209
Enrollment As Of: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. The school is also involved in road bowling.[4]

In 2009, the school's senior Gaelic football team reached the VEC B Football Championship. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CETB - Our Schools & Colleges . corketb.ie . 27 May 2023 .
  2. Web site: Programme Evaluation Transition Year (TY) Report - Coláiste Ghobnatan Baile Bhúirne, County Cork Roll . Department of Education . gov.ie . 17 April 2015 . 27 May 2023 .
  3. Web site: Information - Brief History of the School . Coláiste Ghobnatan . colaisteghobnatan.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123413/http://www.colaisteghobnatan.ie/en/information.htm#Brief%20History%20of%20the%20School . 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. Web site: Coláiste Ghobnatan and Clonakilty Community College impress as schools battle for road bowling honours . Southern Star . 29 March 2023 . 27 May 2023 .
  5. Web site: Bittersweet night as Coláiste Ghobnatan celebrate football successes . The Corkman . 30 May 2013 . 27 May 2023 .
  6. Web site: Video: Special day for Coláiste Ghobnatan . gaa.ie . 8 April 2014 . 27 May 2023 .