Primate Dixon Primary School
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Primate Dixon Primary School is a Catholic school in Coalisland
, County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
. The school was founded through the work of Father Peter Quinn and the original buildings first opened on April 23, 1913 with an enrollment of 324 students. The current headmaster is Sean Dillon. A notable alumna was County Tyrone
singer Eileen Donaghy
. The original Primate Dixon Primary School which was constructed in 1913 was demolished in 1995 to make way for a state of the art new school building, with the principal from 1995 to 2004 being Jim Donaghy and from 2004 to the present day being Sean Dillon, with Vice Principals Maura McCarney and Patricia McVeigh. The New Primate Dixon is situated close to Saint Josephs College and incomposes of a large court yard, playing yard and a large Gaelic football pitch, also there are bus turning areas situated around the front of the school. The School sproximately caters for over 500 students from all races and backgrounds e.g. Irish Traveller
s, Lithuanians, Polish, Portugese etc, it caters for ages 3 to 11 with aproximatelt 13 teachers plus auxiliary staff.
Coalisland
Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 4,917 people . As its name suggests, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.-History:...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The school was founded through the work of Father Peter Quinn and the original buildings first opened on April 23, 1913 with an enrollment of 324 students. The current headmaster is Sean Dillon. A notable alumna was County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
singer Eileen Donaghy
Eileen Donaghy
Eileen Donaghy was an Irish traditional singer. Donaghy was well known for her recordings of ballads such as The Oul Lammas Fair and My Lagan Love and was known as the "First Lady of the Moy"....
. The original Primate Dixon Primary School which was constructed in 1913 was demolished in 1995 to make way for a state of the art new school building, with the principal from 1995 to 2004 being Jim Donaghy and from 2004 to the present day being Sean Dillon, with Vice Principals Maura McCarney and Patricia McVeigh. The New Primate Dixon is situated close to Saint Josephs College and incomposes of a large court yard, playing yard and a large Gaelic football pitch, also there are bus turning areas situated around the front of the school. The School sproximately caters for over 500 students from all races and backgrounds e.g. Irish Traveller
Irish Traveller
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic people of ethnic Irish origin, who maintain a separate language and set of traditions. They live predominantly in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.-Etymology:...
s, Lithuanians, Polish, Portugese etc, it caters for ages 3 to 11 with aproximatelt 13 teachers plus auxiliary staff.