St Colman's College, Newry

St. Colman's College, Violet Hill
Coláiste Cholmáin, Cnoc na Sailchuach
Address
Map
46 Armagh Road

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BT35 6PP

Coordinates54°11′24″N 6°20′30″W / 54.190050°N 6.341655°W / 54.190050; -6.341655
Information
MottoBonitas, Disciplina, Scientia (Latin) •(“Kindness, Discipline, Knowledge”)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1823; 201 years ago (1823)
FounderFr. J.S. Keenan
Local authorityEducation Authority (Southern)
PrincipalCormac McKinney
GenderBoys
Age11 to 18
Enrolment860[1]
HousesNone
Colour(s)Dark blue, grey & light blue      
Websitewww.stcolmans.org.uk

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]

  1. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). St Colman's College, Newry. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ St Colman's, Violet Hill homepage.