De La Salle College Ballyshannon

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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

  1. 1."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.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3]"The Donegal school of 155 students that made history in 1980 for Ballyshannon". 23 April 2020.
  3. 3.[3.2]"Ruby reminiscences for De La Salle". Hogan Stand. 21 April 2020.
  4. 4."De La Salle, Ballyshannon remember their 1999 Mac Larnon Cup success with get-together". 29 December 2019.
  5. 5."Donegal's brilliant full back". Hogan Stand. 16 October 1994.
  6. 6."Resilient Roper ready to reap his reward". Sunday Independent. 6 June 1999.