St. Malachy's College is the oldest Catholic grammar school in Ulster, and one of the oldest in Ireland. A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ...

It was founded in 1833 by Bishop William Crolly, about 50 years after the repeal of the Penal Laws, which had outlawed, among other things, the celebration of the Catholic Mass, and the provision for the education of the Catholics of Ireland. Located on the former site of Vicinage Park, just north of Belfast city centre, St. Malachy's is one of the leading Catholic schools in Northern Ireland. William Crolly was the Archbishop of Armagh from 1835 to 1849. ... In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs. ... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Belfast City Centre is the main commercial and business district in Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

St. Joseph's Seminary, the seminary for the Diocese of Down and Connor (see [1]), is situated on the same campus. A seminary or theological college is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students (seminarians) in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... The Crest of Bishop Patrick Walsh The Diocese of Down and Connor (From the Latin Dunensis et Connorensis) is an Irish Roman Catholic diocese that stretches from Portrush and Portstewart to Kilkeel in Northern Ireland. ...

St. Malachy's remains a boys' school, providing education for approximately 1,200 students aged 11-18. The catchment area of the College is wide, as it is the only Catholic grammar school in north Belfast: students come from not only local areas such as Ardoyne and New Lodge, but also suburban and rural towns in County Antrim (e.g. Glengormley and Randalstown). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... New Lodge is the name of several places in the United Kingdom. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Glengormley is a town located in the borough of Newtownabbey, bordering the north-western edge of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Randalstown is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located in the north-east of Ireland between Antrim Town and Toome. ...

The College today boasts impressive records in both GCSE and A-level examinations, and has had many recent sporting successes, especially in athletics and basketball. The College is also noted for a having a strong music department. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ...

The College also continues to encourage the study of elements of the Classics, particularly Latin, Classical Civilisation and Ancient History. Bust of Homer. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... “Ancient” redirects here. ...

The current Chairman of the Board of Governors for the College is The Most Reverend Patrick Walsh D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Down and Connor. Dr. Walsh is also a former President of the College (1970-83). A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A board of governors is usually the governing board of a public entity. ... The Reverend is an honorary prefix to the names of most Christian clergy and ministers. ... Patrick Joseph Walsh D.D. M.A. S.T.L., is Catholic Bishop of The Diocese of Down and Connor. ... Doctor of Divinity (D.D., Divinitatis Doctor in Latin) is an academic degree. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      This article is about a title... The Crest of Bishop Patrick Walsh The Diocese of Down and Connor (From the Latin Dunensis et Connorensis) is an Irish Roman Catholic diocese that stretches from Portrush and Portstewart to Kilkeel in Northern Ireland. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ...

Past pupils

Notable past pupils include:

• the revolutionary and first Speaker of Dáil Éireann, Professor Eoin MacNeill;
• executed Easter Rising leader John MacBride;
• the Fianna Fáil politician, Sean MacEntee;
• the nineteenth century Lord Chief Justice of England, Sir Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen;
• leading barristers: Michael Lavery, QC, SC; Philip Magee, SC; The Honourable Mr. Justice Sir James (Seamus) Treacy QC SC; His Honour Judge Kevin Finnegan QC; His Honour Judge Desmond Marrinan;
• the former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Sir Gerry Loughran;
• most of the bishops of Down and Connor since the mid-nineteenth century, as well as Cardinals Conway and Daly;
• novelists Bernard MacLaverty, Michael MacLaverty,Brian Moore and Robert McLiam Wilson;
• former Celtic F.C. and current Aston Villa F.C. soccer manager Martin O'Neill;
• TV presenter Eamonn Holmes;
• actor Ciarán Hinds;
• journalists Denis Murray, Bill Neely, Seamus McKee and Henry McDonald;
• Tim McGarry (comedian and member of the Hole in the Wall Gang);
• leading member of Sinn Fein and first republican Lord Mayor of Belfast, Alex Maskey;
• leading members of the SDLP such as Tim Attwood, Alex Attwood (MLA) and Alban Maginness (BL, MLA);
• former Alliance leaders Séan Neeson and Sir Oliver Napier and former deputy leader, Seamus Close;
• Stephen Morrow (formerly of Arsenal F.C.).

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Recent events

• The under-16 basketball team have been crowned double All-Ireland Champions, and the under-19 team are All-Ireland League Champions. The College under-17 basketball team participated in a World Schools competition in April 2007.
• The cross-country athletics team took gold at the All-Ireland Schools' Championships.
• The College choir and orchestra visited Washington D.C. in April 2007.

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Current members of staff

• Principal: Dr John Morrin B.Ed., M.Sc., Ph.D. The first principal and non-clerical head of St Malachy's College, all previous heads of the school having held the title President and been ordained Catholic priests. The last President of the school was Donal McKeown, now auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor.

• Vice Principal: James McDonnell B.Sc., Dip. Ed., M.Ed., D.A.S.E., P.Q.H.(NI); Patricia McGuckian M.A.,B.Ed, A.C.E.

• Rector: The Very Rev. Michael Spence B.Sc., S.T.L., P.G.C.E.

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Former Presidents

• Canon Walter Larkin (retired in 1970)

• Canon Patrick Walsh, 1970-1982 (current Bishop of Down and Connor)

• Canon Francis N. Conway, 1982-1995

• Fr Donal McKeown, 1995-2001 (current Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor)

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Location and campus

St. Malachy's College is located in the Water Works electoral ward of north Belfast, between two main roads (the A6 Antrim Road and the A52 Crumlin Road), close to where they meet at Carlisle Circus. Water Works is an electoral ward of North Belfast. ...

The grounds of the College are accessed primarily from a tree-lined avenue on the Antrim Road, which leads to the front quadrangle. The frontmost building, which comprises 3 sides of the quadrangle and faces westward, is the oldest part of the College and dates to its earliest days in the 1830s. 'A' and 'B' blocks, housing the History, Classics and Drama departments, as well as administrative offices, the Library and the Chapel, take up much of these 3 sides; the remaining rooms consist of priests' apartments, abandoned dormitories and the Upper Study Hall. The more modern St. Joseph's seminary building completes the fourth side of the quadrangle. The College canteen and Music block are also accessed through the front quadrangle. Quadrangle of University of Sydney In architecture, a quadrangle, or more colloquially, quad, is a space or courtyard, usually square or rectangular in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building. ...

The concreted back quadrangle, bounded by the College Hall (westward), the gymnasium (northward) and the old building (southward and eastward), has in recent years been enhanced by several flower beds. The Mater Infirmorum hospital, and a small shrine to the Virgin Mary, both overlook the back quadrangle. The College Hall is the focal point of dramatic productions within the College, as well as assemblies and examinations. In recent years, the College's music department has eschewed the College Hall for its annual concerts, in favour of the the more acoustically advantaged Ulster Hall in Bedford Street. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept... The Ulster Hall The Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade B1 listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Behind the College Hall is 'D' block, completed in the 1960s, and the adjoining 'E' block, completed in the 1970s. Both consist largely of standard classrooms, with the exception of Physics laboratories on the top floor of 'D' block and Biology laboratories on the top floor of 'E' block. Since the 1980s, the second floor of 'E' block has also become home to the Computing department. The school's Lecture Theatre is on the ground floor of 'E' block. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... RAM (Random Access Memory) Look up computing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

'C' block, located to the north of 'E' block, was opened in the 1990s and replaced a row of temporary classrooms. It now houses the Chemistry, Art and Technology departments.

At the rear of the College grounds is the Sports Hall, the centrepiece of which is a basketball court, renovated in recent years with a with a multi-purpose hardwood floor. A synthetic pitch, laid in 2006, is adjacent to the Sports Hall. For security reasons, the pitch is surrounded by high walls on three sides, separating the College grounds from the neighbouring Crumlin Road prison (now derelict) and the closing Girdwood British Army barracks on Cliftonpark Avenue. In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood For the record label, see Hardwood Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... HMP Belfast otherwise known as Crumlin Road Gaol is a former prison situated in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

The acclaimed novel Ripley Bogle by Robert McLiam Wilson gives a different view of the college, under the pseudonym of "Saint Malcom's":

"Saint Malcom's College for the Education of Catholic Boys was situated at the foot of the Crumlin Road. That is to say, in the pleasant region of Carlisle Circus, forming a lunatic no-man's land with the rabid Catholic ghetto of the New Lodge on one hand and the equally rabid Protestant ghetto of the Crumlin road on the other. On one side of the school there was the controversial Mater Convent, a hive of rebellious and disaffected nunhood, on another was the Crumlin Jail itself, a prison so incompetent that escaping prisoners would hire coaches to cater for their vast numbers. Behind the school was an army barracks, a rifle range and an army helicopter landing pad."

External links

• St Malachy's College
• St Malachy's Alumni