De La Salle College Ballyshannon
De La Salle College Ballyshannon is a secondary school in County Donegal, Ireland.
Its catchment area extends into County Leitrim.[1]
History[]
It won the All-Ireland Colleges Title in 1980 with only 155 pupils at the time, beating St Mary's CBS of Portlaoise at Croke Park.[2][3] It won the McLarnon Cup in 1999.[4]
Notable alumni[]
- Matt Gallagher: Footballer[2]
- Pauric McShea: Footballer[5]
- Brian Murray: Footballer[3]
- Brian Roper: Footballer[6]
- Gary Walsh: Footballer[2]
References[]
- ^ "Michael McGowan, former headmaster of De La Salle College, Ballyshannon, where he had attended, described him as an intelligent, well-liked young man". The Irish Times. 13 September 2006.
- ^ a b c "The Donegal school of 155 students that made history in 1980 for Ballyshannon". 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ruby reminiscences for De La Salle". Hogan Stand. 21 April 2020.
- ^ "De La Salle, Ballyshannon remember their 1999 Mac Larnon Cup success with get-together". 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Donegal's brilliant full back". Hogan Stand. 16 October 1994.
- ^ "Resilient Roper ready to reap his reward". Sunday Independent. 6 June 1999.
External links[]
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- Ballyshannon
- Boys' schools in the Republic of Ireland
- Catholic secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland
- Lasallian schools in Ireland
- Secondary schools in County Donegal
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