St. Colman's College, Violet Hill Coláiste Cholmáin, Cnoc na Sailchuach | |
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Address | |
46 Armagh Road , , BT35 6PP | |
Coordinates | 54°11′24″N 6°20′30″W / 54.190050°N 6.341655°W |
Information | |
Motto | Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia (Latin) •(“Kindness, Discipline, Knowledge”) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1823 |
Founder | Fr. J.S. Keenan |
Local authority | Education Authority (Southern) |
Principal | Cormac McKinney |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 860[1] |
Houses | None |
Colour(s) | Dark blue, grey & light blue |
Website | www |
St Colman's College is a Roman Catholic English-medium grammar school for boys, situated in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
The college was founded in 1823 as the Dromore Diocesan Seminary by Father J. S. Keenan and placed under the patronage of Colmán of Dromore.
The College stands on Violet Hill, the same 60 acre (243,000 m²) site it has occupied since 1829, next to the Bishop of Dromore's residence, and the school itself is often referred to colloquially as Violet Hill.[2]