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Saint Patrick's Academy (Irish: Acadamh Naomh Pádraig) is a voluntary grammar school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It formed on 1 September 2003 when the two single-sex Saint Patrick's Academies, which coexisted on the same site as two distinct and separate institutions, were merged as one.
Dungannon (from Irish Dún Geanainn, meaning 'Geanann's fort', pronounced [d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɟan̪ˠən̪ˠ]) [1] is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh ) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "People educated at St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Saint Patrick's Grammar School was founded in 1934 and moved to its present site in 1937. In 2009, the school celebrated its 75th anniversary. A new school building was built and opened in April 2011. The new building contains improved modern facilities including a large music department and enhanced Physical Education amenities.
Saint Patrick's determined that renovating the building was unfeasible, and in 2016, it announced plans to relocate to a new facility. [6] Under the plan, the school was renamed Saint Patrick Academy and became independent rather than a parochial school; [4] the Hope for Tomorrow Foundation was started to take fiduciary responsibility for it. [6]
St. Patrick's Day marks the day Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died in 461, but many of the lively traditions we know today began with Irish Americans.
The Hillcrest Bar (now McAleer's) [11] on Dungannon's Donaghmore Road, was a pub frequented by Catholics and was jointly owned by a Catholic and a Protestant. An incendiary device had been planted inside the premises the year before. [12] On the evening of 17 March 1976, the pub was packed with revelers celebrating Saint Patrick's Day.
Saint Patrick Church may refer to: Saint Patrick Church (Columbus, Ohio) Saint Patrick Church, Oldham; Saint Patrick's Church (Dubuque, Iowa) Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Independence, Oregon)