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Lismore Comprehensive School

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Lismore College
Location
Drumgask, Craigavon, County Armagh BT65 5DU

Information
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1972
Local authorityEducation Authority (Southern)
PrincipalShauna Lennon
Age11 to 18
Enrollment1159
Colour(s)  

Lismore College (formerly Lismore Comprehensive School)[1] is a secondary-school located in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.[2] It is a Catholic maintained school and was opened in 1972. The name comes from the Irish Lios Mór, meaning 'great ringfort'; referring to the remains of a Mediaeval ringfort that lie within the school grounds, constructed sometime between 900-1200.[3] [4]

Facilities

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Lismore applied for a new building as the original building was designed to accommodate 300 pupils and the school has since grown to over 1,000 pupils. Approval was given in 2014 for the building of a new school, which was fully completed in 2024.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lismore College Craigavon on Facebook
  2. ^ "Lismore Comprehensive School". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Lismore Comprehensive". Lismore Comprehensive School. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Lismore Fort". Lurgan Ancestry. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "New school for Lismore". lurganmail.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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