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St Patrick's College, Belfast

St Patrick's College, Belfast in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Bearnageeha ("Barney") mural, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 3186796

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About

St Patrick's College, Belfast is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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St Patrick's College, Bearnageeha was a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys aged between 11 and 19 situated on the Antrim Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The college's catchment area encompassed the New Lodge, Ardoyne, the Antrim Road and various other areas of North Belfast. In 2006, St Patrick's celebrated its golden jubilee. St Patrick's was the first Catholic secondary school in Belfast to offer A-Levels. The school was amalgamated in 2017 with Little Flower Catholic School to form Blessed Trinity College after all legal appeals to the amalgamation were exhausted.

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Background

History

St Patrick's College opened its doors for the first time on 31 August 1955. The school was constructed at a cost of approximately £250,000 and offered places to 450 young men, the school was built on the Antrim Road and has the address number "619". The school inherited its subtitle, "Bearnageeha" from Bearnageeha House, the mansion around which the college is built. The name "Bearnageeha" is phonetically derived from the Gaelic phrase "bearna gaoithe", meaning "the windy gap". While little evidence survives as to why Bearnageeha House received its name, it has been suggested that it was related to its isolated location within the original Fortwilliam Estate; surrounded by the Belfast hills.

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Coordinates
54.6310, -5.9370
Established
1956

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Patrick's College, Belfast?
St Patrick's College, Belfast is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6310°, -5.9370°.
When was St Patrick's College, Belfast built?
St Patrick's College, Belfast dates to 1956.