Gort na Móna Secondary School
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Belfast , Antrim , BT12 7QP Northern Ireland | |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1971 |
| Founder | Br. D.M. O'Connell |
| Closed | 1988 |
| School number | 123/0179/12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Sky Blue and Saffron |
| Sports | Gaelic Football, Hurling, Gaelic Handball |
Gort na Móna Secondary School was a school in Belfast, Northern Ireland for pupils aged 11-16. It opened in September 1971 with an enrollment of 120 pupils.[1] In 1988 the school amalgamated with St Thomas's Secondary School, St Peter's Secondary School and St Paul's Secondary School to become Corpus Christi College, Belfast.[2] The first school premises were located at the current Gort na Mona GAC site in Turf Lodge and consisted of a series of wooden huts while construction of the main building took place.
The new purpose built buildings were opened in 1973, on a green field site with space for sports pitches and playing fields. Three open air handball courts were added to the side of the building at the Dermott Hill entrance. The school continued to expand and in 1980 there were 36 teachers and 550 pupils.[3] The two main buildings were joined at the entrance end, by a corridor walkway which housed the staff room. One building housed the classrooms were Science, Irish Language, Maths, Geography, Religion, English, Music, Art, Tecnology and Design were taught. The Sports Halls was located in the other building. Today the buildings are now used by St Gerard's Education Centre. [4]
Uniform
At Gort na Móna the uniform policy consisted of a black blazer, grey shirt, grey jumper maroon tie with thin saffron line, black trousers and black shoes however this policy was lightly enforced by staff and after pupils entered their second year they could pretty much wear any attire except jeans. [5]
Sport
As an Irish Christian Brothers' school, the school had strong Gaelic Athletic Association ties, gaelic football, gaelic handball and hurling were encouraged and developed, leaving a legacy in the surrounding housing estates of Dermott Hill, New Barnsley and Turf Lodge.
Br. T. F. Moroney was responsible for the development for the teams and choose the dominant maroon colour of Galway GAA as well as sky blue and saffron for the school team colours. [6]
References
- ^ Corpus Christi College Twentieth Anniversary Book, p239
- ^ Irish News Editorial 25th February 1987
- ^ Corpus Christi College Twentieth Anniversary Book, p239
- ^ http://www.stgerardsbelfast.org/?page_id=19 stgerardsbelfast.org
- ^ http://www.http://www.facebook.com/GortnaMonaSecondarySchool/posts/351662961525412?notif_t=share_comment
- ^ Corpus Christi College Twentieth Anniversary Book, p242