Gortnor Abbey

Catholic secondary school in Crossmolina, Ireland

Gortnor Abbey is a Catholic secondary school in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. Located in a former hotel building, it is run by the Convent of Jesus and Mary.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The school was established in 1912.^[4]

Notable people

Deirdre Purcell (1945-2023) - Irish author^[5]
Mary Langan (b. 1948) - Roman Catholic nun awarded the Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam by the Government of Pakistan for her services in the field of education.^[6]
Margaret Heneghan (b. 1959) - lawyer
Marc Roberts (b. 1968) - musician
Michael Moyles (b. 1977) - Gaelic footballer for Mayo.
Stephen Rochford (b. 1978) - GAA footballer and coach
Jason Coy (b. 1982) - Gaelic footballer for Mayo.
Louise Duffy, TV and radio presenter.
Peadár Gardiner, GAA

References

^ "Gortnor Abbey, Crossmolina in Co. Mayo". Discover Mayo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Life and work of Mother Mary St. Ignatius (Claudine Thévenet) 1774-1837. Clonmore and Reynolds. pp. 310–4.
^ Mary Robinson (13 September 2012). Everybody Matters: A Memoir. Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 30–1. ISBN 978-1-4447-2335-9.
^ "About Jesus & Mary Secondary School". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Deirdre Purcell". Ricorso.net. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2021. ^{[better source needed]}