Mount Mercy College, Cork

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Mount Mercy College
Coláiste Cnoc na Trocaire
Location
Bishopstown, Cork
Republic of Ireland
Information
Motto Misercordia
(Latin for 'Mercy')
Established 1965
Founder Sisters of Mercy
Principal Ms Padrigin Ui Riordain
Vice principal Ellen Van Wallegham
Staff ca. 50

Mount Mercy College is a single-sex school for girls, situated on the Model Farm Road, in the Bishopstown region of Cork, Ireland.

The college was founded in Cork by the Sisters of Mercy in 1965. Its current headmistress is Paidrigin Ui Riordain. The vice principal was Reginald (Reggie) Hayes until his retirement in 2009. The current vice principal is Ellen Van Wallegham. There are around 700 pupils currently in attendance and the school employs around 50 members of staff. .