As if he had been poured in tar, he lies on a pillow of turf and seems to weep the black river of himself. The grain of his wrists is like bog oak, the ball of his heel like a basalt egg. His instep has shrunk cold as a swan’s foot or a wet swamp root.

A fantastic reading lesson today with Year 8 pupils. Not a peep out of them! 📖 #CollegeBoys

The EA Post-Primary Admissions Portal is now open. Go online and make your application today. Become a #College Boy

St Columb’s College would like to thank Mr John Thompson for hosting a selection of Year 12 students in Ulster University’s, Law Department at Magee Campus this morning. #UlsterUniversity

A group of our Year 12 #CollegeBoys visited University of Ulster recently with Mr Horner and received a tour of the Law facilities. ⚖️ Thank you to Mr John Thompson for welcoming perhaps some future lawyers!

St Columb’s College English Department Brian Friel Waterside Theatre NI Sue Divin Jenny Ireland @KMcCaughrain Derry Strabane Cncl Arts Council of Northern Ireland Derry Journal Stunning sculptures in the reception area of #StColumbsCollege #Derry of writers #SeamusHeaney & #BrianFriel past alumni 🎓📚💚

We had the best time welcoming these amazing authors, Waterside Theatre NI and Little Acorns Bookstore to our school! 👏🏻📖

We are so proud of our St Columb's College budding writers. ✍🏻 Such a great event to finish off the week!

🙏🌼 A beautiful Spring Morning in our beautiful Memorial Garden 🌼🙏

On the run-up to #WorldBookDay2024 , our Year 8 students enjoyed some extra reading time with the fantastic Sir Stephen Fry reading alongside us on Audible UK 🎧 🧹⚡️✨

St Columb’s College English Department Sir Stephen Fry This is so lovely! 🧡

Some of our Year 8 students during #WorldBookDay last week! 📚 We spent the week reading from our Book Buzz books!

Aedan Kelly 10F reciting some poetry from our alumnus Seamus Heaney during our Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations today! ☘️

When St Columb's College goes to Ulster University 👏🏻📖 Thanks to Leona O'Neill for facilitating this fantastic experience for our budding journalists! 📰 Our Year 12 #CollegeBoys had the best day experiencing all that Journalism at Ulster has to offer!

Some of our Year 12 #CollegeBoys enjoying the astounding facilities at Journalism at Ulster 🎥 Special thanks to Dr Colm Murphy, Dr Kate Byrne & Dr Frank Ferguson for giving our boys an invaluable insight into life at university!

We loved spending #WorldPoetryDay celebrating our published poet, Chikondi Donal Phiri 8C, who came second place in the Foyle Schools Poetry Competition! 👏🏻👏🏻

Fantastic day at Ráth Mór Creggan celebrating #WorldPoetryDay in style at the Foyle Schools Poetry award ceremony! 🥇 We are so proud of our #CollegeBoys ✍🏻 Guildhall Press Colmcille Press/Cló Cholmcille Little Acorns Bookstore The WRITE STUFF Kids

Congratulations to our published poets from Year 8, 9 & 10 who took part in the Foyle Schools Poetry Competition! 📖👏🏻 We are very proud of you! Ráth Mór Creggan The WRITE STUFF Kids Little Acorns Bookstore Guildhall Press Colmcille Press/Cló Cholmcille

We are taking part in the National Young Authors Fair UK! 🎉 Chances for awards for our amazing creative writers. ✍🏻 Use the link below 👇🏻 to register: yaf.bribooks.com/uk/2024/commun…

Our wonderful young journalists from 9C with their certificates and press passes after completing the Irish News Young News Readers Project 2024. ✍🏻 📰 #CollegeBoys