Davitt College
| Davitt College Coláiste Dáibhéid |
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| Location | |
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Gorteendrunagh, Springfield, Castlebar, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°51′26″N 9°17′26″W / 53.85722°N 9.29056°WCoordinates: 53°51′26″N 9°17′26″W / 53.85722°N 9.29056°W |
| Information | |
| Principal | Bernedette 'Bernie' Rowland |
| Deputy principal | Ger King |
| Teaching staff | 80 approx. (2017) |
| Number of students | 800 approx. (2017) |
| Language |
English (mandatory) Irish (mandatory) French (optional) German (optional) |
| Website | davittcollege.com |
Davitt College (Irish: Coláiste Dáibhéid) is a mixed vocational secondary school located in Gorteendrunagh, Springfield, Castlebar, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland.
The school which opened in 1984 would previously be known as 'the tech' would later be named Davitt College by then-principal Joe Langan because “he [Langan] did not like the term ‘tech’ with its derogatory connotations”. He had also introduced the school uniform, the first in any vocational school in Ireland as he stated “was an indication of things to come.” Joe Langan died in July 2006 and in 2011 Davitt College named their new sports hall after him.
The school is named after Michael Davitt, an Irish republican and agrarian campaigner who founded the Irish National Land League. He was also a labour leader, Home Rule politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He campaigned for Home Rule and was a close ally of Charles Stuart Parnell, the leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, until the party split over Parnell's divorce and Davitt joined the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation.
The school was run under authority by the VEC until July 2013 when it was replaced by the ETB.
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