Devenish College is a

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located in

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of and had a population of 63,585 as of 2021. Enniskillen is the ...

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. It lies within the Western

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area. In October 2023 the school moved to a new campus in the Tempo Road area. It was originally planned for construction in 2007. Construction began in 2019. After construction began, the build was later delayed several times due to the

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, originally to be completed by November 2021. It cost £25.6m.

Notable former pupils

Roy Carroll Roy Eric Carroll (born 30 September 1977) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic, Manchester United (where he won a Premier League winners medal and the ...

(

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and former

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goalkeeper) *

Kyle Lafferty Kyle Joseph George Lafferty (born 16 September 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for side Johnstone Burgh. Lafferty began his professional career with English side Burnley, where he made 89 appearances ...

(

and

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striker)

References

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* Secondary schools in County Fermanagh Education in Enniskillen * 2004 establishments in Northern Ireland Educational institutions established in 2004 {{NorthernIreland-school-stub