Lismore College (formerly Lismore Comprehensive School) is a secondary-school located in
Craigavon
Craigavon ( ) is a town in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement, begun in 1965, and named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be the heart of ...
, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is a
Catholic maintained school and was opened in 1972. The name comes from the
Irish Lios Mór, meaning 'great
ringfort
Ringforts or ring forts are small circular fortification, fortified settlements built during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000 AD. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are ...
'; referring to the remains of a Mediaeval ringfort that used to lie within the school grounds, constructed sometime between 900 and 1200.
Facilities
Lismore applied for a new building as the original building was designed to accommodate 300 pupils and the school has since grown to over 1,000 pupils. Approval was given in 2014 for the building of a new school, which was fully completed in 2024.
References
External links
School website(as of 2023)
Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland
Secondary schools in County Armagh
Educational institutions established in 1972
1972 establishments in Northern Ireland
Craigavon
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