Past Pupils – 1880s – St Mary’s

Campbell, T. J. (Mr): M.A. , LL.B, B.L.: Revising Barrister, Co Donegal 1910-1914. Sub-Editor, Irish News 1892. Editor , Irish News 1895-1906. Junior Grade Exhibitioner, second place in Ireland in English, 1885.Middle and Senior Grade Prize Winner with First Class Honours. 

Devlin, Joe MP (Mr): (13 February 1871 – 18 January 1934) “Wee Joe Devlin”. Was a journalist and influential nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the Irish Parliamentary Party in the House of Commons  and later a Nationalist Party MP in the Stormont Parliament.

Martin, George (Mr): Solicitor, born and raised off the Falls Road in Belfast, where he attended St Mary’s school in Divis street. He was elected as the first president of the Ulster GAA Council in 1903 and later served as Secretary of the Ulster Council from 1904 until 1910.