Mayo college 50-year reunion being planned

PLANS are well underway for a 50th anniversary St. Colman's College, Claremorris, 1970-75 class-year reunion.

The event will be held on the August bank holiday weekend – Saturday, August 2.

While the reunion applies to those who enrolled in 1970, the core of which became the Leaving Certificate class of 1975, it also is open to all those who were part of that journey for any period of time.

The school records show that 67 first year students were enrolled into two classes in September 1970 while around 15 more joined those classes later, either by repeating a year or indeed transferring in from another school. Sadly, six pupils have passed away over the intervening years and will be fondly remembered on the evening.

The organising committee including Michael Clarke, Michael McGrath,Alec Morley,Gay McManus, Owen Treston and Pius Forde are determined that this will be the largest and best supported 50th anniversary reunion in the college's history to date and every effort will be made to make contact with every past pupil from the period concerned. They are also asking readers of this article to 'spread the word' to family members or friends living throughout Ireland or abroad who would have been part of those two classes.

The committee are also working closely with Roy Hession, principal of St. Colman's College, who is hugely supportive of the gathering. Updates and further developments on the reunion will be available on the school's social media platforms in the coming months.

A visit to the college on the evening of the reunion will also be facilitated.

As happened with previous reunions, both school bus drivers and teachers from the era will be invited also.

While full details of the reunion are still to be finalised more information can be obtained by contacting committee members Michael Clarke at (086) 8162559 or Michael McGrath at mmcgrath1981@gmail.com.