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Ballyhaise College is an agricultural college, based in the former Ballyhaise House, in Ballyhaise, County Cavan in Ireland. It is run by Teagasc and, as of 2023, had over 400 students.^{[citation needed]} The college was founded in 1906 at the former Ballyhaise House, an 18th century house with an estate consisting of 220 hectares of grassland and woodland.^[1]

The college specialises in training students for Forestry and Agricultural Industry. In recent years the college has developed close contacts with Dundalk Institute of Technology(DKIT) allowing students to achieve HETAC validated courses, and progression to further study.^[2]

Facilities

The college farm includes 50 hectares of woodland also kept on the farm is a dairy herd, other cattle, sheep and pigs. A large gym is used for sports, and there is a recreational area and computer facilities. Some student accommodation is also available.^[3]

Alumni

Denis O'Donnell - entrepreneur
Seán Gallagher - TV personality, entrepreneur

References

^ Ballyhaise Agricultural College^{[permanent dead link‍]} Dundalk IT Website.
^ Higher Certificate in Science in Agriculture Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Dundalk IT Website.
^ Ballyhaise College Teagasc Website.

[1] Ballyhaise Agricultural College^{[permanent dead link‍]} Dundalk IT Website.

[2] Higher Certificate in Science in Agriculture Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Dundalk IT Website.

[3] Ballyhaise College Teagasc Website.

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+{{Short description|Agricultural school in Ballyhaise, Ireland}}
-'''Ballyhaise College''' is an agricultural college, in [[Ballyhaise]], County Cavan, run by [[Teagasc]], with over 400 students. It was founded in 1906 at the former ''Ballyhaise House'', the house is over 300 years old, the estate consists of 220 hectares of grassland and woodland.<ref>[https://ww2.dkit.ie/research/research_centres_and_groups/research_centres/cfs/links/ballyhaise_agricultural_college Ballyhaise Agricultural College] Dundalk IT Website.</ref>.
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+{{Use Irish English|date=March 2021}}
+'''Ballyhaise College''' is an agricultural college, based in the former '''Ballyhaise House''', in [[Ballyhaise]], [[County Cavan]] in Ireland. It is run by [[Teagasc]] and, as of 2023, had over 400 students.{{fact|date=December 2023}} The college was founded in 1906 at the former Ballyhaise House, an 18th century house with an estate consisting of 220 hectares of grassland and woodland.<ref>[https://ww2.dkit.ie/research/research_centres_and_groups/research_centres/cfs/links/ballyhaise_agricultural_college Ballyhaise Agricultural College]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Dundalk IT Website.</ref>
+[[File:Ballyhaise - Ballyhaise Bridge and College - 20210303155813.jpg|thumb| Ballyhaise bridge and College]]
-The college specialises in training students for Forestry and Agricultural Industry. In recent years the college has developed close contacts with [[Dundalk Institute of Technology]](DKIT) allowing students to achieve [[HETAC]] validated courses, and progresson to further study<ref>[https://ww2.dkit.ie/schools_and_departments/nmha/applied_sciences/courses/dk685 Higher Certificate in Science in Agriculture] Dundalk IT Website.</ref>.
+The college specialises in training students for Forestry and Agricultural Industry. In recent years the college has developed close contacts with [[Dundalk Institute of Technology]](DKIT) allowing students to achieve [[HETAC]] validated courses, and progression to further study.<ref>[https://ww2.dkit.ie/schools_and_departments/nmha/applied_sciences/courses/dk685 Higher Certificate in Science in Agriculture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102185354/http://ww2.dkit.ie/schools_and_departments/nmha/applied_sciences/courses/dk685 |date=2011-11-02 }} Dundalk IT Website.</ref>
-The entrepreneur [[Denis O'Donnell]] from Kerry attended the college as did the TV personality, entrepreneur, and former presidential candidate [[Seán Gallagher]].
 ==Facilities==
-The college farm includes 50 hectares of woodland also kept on the farm is a dairy herd, other cattle, sheep and pigs. A large gym is available for various sports, recreational area, and Computer facilities. Some student accommodation is also available.<ref>[http://www.teagasc.ie/training/colleges/ballyhaise/index.asp Ballyhaise College] Teagasc Website.</ref>
+The college farm includes 50 hectares of woodland also kept on the farm is a dairy herd, other cattle, sheep and pigs. A large gym is used for sports, and there is a recreational area and computer facilities. Some student accommodation is also available.<ref>[http://www.teagasc.ie/training/colleges/ballyhaise/index.asp Ballyhaise College] Teagasc Website.</ref>
+==Alumni==
+* [[Denis O'Donnell]] - entrepreneur
+* [[Seán Gallagher]] - TV personality, entrepreneur
 ==References==
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 {{coord missing|County Cavan}}
-[[Category:Education in County Cavan]]
 [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1906]]
 [[Category:Further education colleges in the Republic of Ireland]]
 [[Category:Agricultural universities and colleges in Ireland]]
+[[Category:Secondary schools in County Cavan]]
+[[Category:1906 establishments in Ireland]]