Coláiste Ailigh

Coláiste Ailigh is a Gaelcholáiste in County Donegal, Ireland. Formerly located at Sprackburn House in Letterkenny, it opened in 2000, becoming the VEC's third All-Irish School.

Email: colaisteailigh@donegaletb.ie
Type: School
Description: Irish-language secondary school
Also known as: “Colaiste Ailigh”
Address: Letterkenny

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include An Grianán Theatre and Donegal County Museum.

An Grianán Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Paul McGuckin, CC BY 2.0.

An Grianán Theatre is the largest theatre in County Donegal. Located in Letterkenny's Port Road district, its current director is Patricia McBride. With a seating capacity of 383, the theatre provides a range of programming including drama, comedy, music, pantomime, and family shows as well as workshops and classes. An Grianán Theatre is situated 1¼ km southwest of Coláiste Ailigh.

Donegal County Museum

Museum

Photo: DevelopedMadness, Public domain.

Donegal County Museum is a county museum in County Donegal in Ireland. Located on the High Road in Letterkenny, the museum building was completed in 1843 as the Warden's House of the Letterkenny Workhouse. Donegal County Museum is situated 1¼ km southwest of Coláiste Ailigh.

Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba

Church

St Eunan's Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba as it is also known, is a cathedral in the parish of Conwal and Leck, part of the Diocese of Raphoe. Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba is situated 2 km southwest of Coláiste Ailigh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Letterkenny and Manorcunningham.

Letterkenny

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Letterkenny is the largest town in County Donegal, with a population of 22,500 in 2022. It's the county's commercial and transport hub, and not the most scenic place in itself, but a practical and well-equipped base for exploring the rest of Donegal.

Manorcunningham

Village

Photo: Dana2011, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manorcunningham, or Manor is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located 7 km from Letterkenny on the main road to Derry. It is known locally and throughout Donegal as just Manor. Manorcunningham is situated 7 km east of Coláiste Ailigh.

Kilmacrenan

Village

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilmacrennan, also Kilmacrenan, is a village, townland and civil parish in County Donegal, Ireland. The village population was 888, as of the 2022 census. Kilmacrenan is situated 8 km northwest of Coláiste Ailigh.

Coláiste Ailigh

Category: education
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.96361° or 54° 57′ 49″ north

Longitude

-7.72444° or 7° 43′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6JX77G+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 480260066

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q5150364

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In Other Languages

From Hausa to Irish—“Coláiste Ailigh” goes by many names.

Hausa: “Kwalejin Ailigh”
Irish: “Coláiste Ailigh”

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