School Books
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Lost Schools of Galway
33 photos
Schools of the Empire
29 photos
Abbey
2 photos
St Feichin's National School,
Abbey,
County Galway
Abbeyknockmoy, Newton Boys
5 photos
Newton Boys' and Newton Girls' schools amalgamated in September 2007
Abbeyknockmoy, Newton Girls
2 photos
Newton Boys' and Newton Girls' schools amalgamated in September 2007.
Annaghdown
275 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Breandán is located in the village of Annaghdown which lies on the shores of Lough Corrib, a few kilometers north of Galway city.
Annaghdown comes from the Irish "Eanach...
Ardrahan National School
44 photos
Labane
Athenry Boys School
1 photo
Athenry, Presentation Primary
2 photos
Athenry, Presentation Secondary
1 photo
Athyrory
1 photo
Aughrim, Church of Ireland School
1 photo
Aughris
1 photo
Separate boys and girls schools were established in Aughris Connemara in 1883 after Claddaghduff school (established in 1853) was closed down.
The two schools were amalgamated in 1906.
Aughrismore...
Baile Nua, Maigh Cuilinn (Moycullen)
1 photo
Ballinakill
1 photo
Ballinasloe, Ardscoil Mhuire
2 photos
Ballinasloe, Creagh,
3 photos
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal.
Creagh
Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe, Garbally
1 photo
Ballinasloe, Pines
1 photo
Ballinasloe, St. Grellan's
4 photos
St. Grellan's National School, Ballinasloe county Galway was built in 1937 to cater for boys.
It amalgamated with the Sisters of Mercy girls' school in 1996. Scoil an Chroi Naofa was chosen as the...
Ballinderreen
6 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Baile an Doirín, Contae na Gaillimhe
Ballinderreen means in Irish 'townland of the little oak grove'.
Ballinderreen school was opened in 1857, making it one of the oldest in the...
Ballincurry, Glinsk
10 photos
Ballinderry
1 photo
Cummer, Tuam, Co. Galway.
Ballinruane
3 photos
Ballymana
7 photos
Ballymana comes from the Irish term 'Baile na Manach' meaning the 'Place of the Monk'.
Ballymana National School was built in 1872, having one classroom (which is the room at the front on the right...
Barnaderg, Scoil Náisiúnta Bhearna Dearg,
57 photos
Bawnmore, Bán Mór
1 photo
Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire.
Primary school education came to Bawnmore in the parish of Lackagh in 1863 with the establishment of two schools (boys and girls) in a two story building by Richard Kirwan...
Bearna, Scoil Shéamais Naofa
58 photos
The first school established in Barna/Bearna was in 1864.
Belmont
114 photos
Belmont N.S. is a three teacher school in the parish of Milltown, Co. Galway. The current school building was built in 1972.
Brackloon
8 photos
According to the National Archives, Dublin, the earliest mention of education in the Brackloon school catchment area was a Hedge School in Knockroe in 1826.
In 1835 there were two schools in...
Brierhill
8 photos
Fr. James Cummins (Parish Priest from 1864 to 1880) wrote to the National Board of Education for aid towards the payment of a teacher's salary and supply of requisites in February 1869. He said there...
Cahergal
2 photos
The school opened in 1952. It replaced the old school at Garra. The two teachers (Mr & Mrs Conroy) and the pupils transferred en masse from Garra to the new school in late 1952
Cappataggle
19 photos
Capptaggle is a village located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe in east county Galway.
The name Cappataggle comes from the Irish 'Ceapach an tSeagail', meaning the 'meadow of rye'....
Carnageeha
20 photos
The source of its name is "Ceathrú na Gaoithe" which translates into English as the 'windy place'.
Carnageehy National School opened in 1958 and closed in 2014.
Carnmore
150 photos
Carrowbrowne
16 photos
Carrowbrowne (Browne's Quarter) school was located in the village and townland of Carrowbrowne in the parish of Castlegar, county Galway.
The school closed down in 1941 and the teachers and pupils...
Carrabane
7 photos
Castleblakeney
1 photo
Ahasragh Caltra area
Castleffrench National School
2 photos
Ahasragh & Caltra area
Castlegar
20 photos
Scoil Naisiúnta Cholmcille Naofa, Caisleán Gear (Irish for ''Short Castle'), Gaillimh
St. Colmcille's National School, Castlegar, Galway city.
There was an initial application for a school in...
Cashel Connemara
63 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Treasa - Saint Theresa's National School
An Chloch Bhreac
1 photo
Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Pádraig,
An Chloch Bhreac
An Fháirche ,
Co Na Gaillimhe
Claddaghduff
4 photos
Claregalway
26 photos
Clifden
5 photos
Clifden Community College
4 photos
Coolagh
1 photo
Cloondoyle
1 photo
Cloondoyle (Clondoyle)National School opened in 1879 and remained in the same building until 1943.
Location: 53.5999, -8.5044
In 1943 the school, renamed Scoil Mhuire Cluain Mhuire Dubhghaill...
Clonfert, St. Brendan's
21 photos
Clontuskert, St. Augustines
2 photos
Cloughanover
1 photo
Clydagh
1 photo
Coldwood National School
20 photos
Coolarne, St. Vincents
30 photos
The Daughters of Charity, a religious order of Catholic nuns, came to Coolarne in 1924 and bought 240 acres of land and Coolarne House from the local landlord James Dillon Meldon. The sisters opened...
Corgary School
43 photos
St. Patrick's National School (Scoil Naisiúnta Padraig Naofa), Corgary, Mountbellew, Co. Galway.
Opened in 1900 (with official opening ceremony on February 11th 1901).
Closed in June 2013
Corofin
2 photos
Corrandulla, Boys' School
3 photos
Craughwell School
8 photos
Creggs locality schools
44 photos
Creggs National School was established on November 2nd 1852. The school moved to its present site in 1897.
Crumlin
4 photos
Curraghmore
2 photos
This school was located in the townland of Curraghmore not far from Glenamaddy in county Galway.
It has long being closed and was amalgamated into St. Oliver Plunkett School in Kilkerrin. .
A...
Dalgin School
13 photos
The school closed down in 19--(?) after being amalgamated with Belmont National School
Derryglen, Scoil Mhuire Dóire Glinne
10 photos
Derryoober
2 photos
Doorus
56 photos
Scoil Chiaraín Naofa, Dubhras (Doorus), Cinn Mhara (KInvara).
Overview
Scoil Chiaraín Naofa was established in 1955 on a site opposite the previous school site. The area commands a long tradition...
Drim
4 photos
Duniry
77 photos
Dunmore
8 photos
Eglish
53 photos
Esker
8 photos
Flaskagh
1 photo
Fohenagh
28 photos
St. Patrick's National School
Friaryland, Creggs
4 photos
Friaryland National School was first established in 1832.
On December 1st 1970 Kilbegnet National School closed down and was amalgamated with Friaryland. Mamie Gavin became principal in 1951 and was...
Galway Community College
1 photo
Recipients of Digital Awards from the Digital Enterprise Research (DERI) at National University of Galway (NUIG)
Gaillimh, Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh
51 photos
Galway city, Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla
71 photos
An application for a primary school in Shantalla was lodged in Galway Corporation in January 1946 and permission was granted to build the school on 13th of October 1951. The building of the school...
Galway city, St. Brendan's
119 photos
The school first opened in 1870 as the Bohermore school on a site where the Barret and Flanagan families later lived
In 1920 the pupils marched down to their new school, St. Brendan's, in...
Galway city, Scoil Chaitríona Senior
65 photos
The Parish of Renmore, as we know it today, was established in 1971. Canon Jack O’Connor was its first parish priest and he quickly set about the task of building schools to cater for the rapidly...
Galway city, Scoil Chroí Íosa
2 photos
A national school that was one of three schools in Galway city founded by the Presentation Sisters.
Galway city, Scoil Éinde
26 photos
Salthill
Galway city, Coláiste Éinde
3 photos
Threadneedle Road, Galway city
Galway city, Coláiste Iognáid
24 photos
Gaillimh, Scoil Fhursa
22 photos
Sa bhliain 1862 bhunaigh an Irish Church Mission dílleachtlann “Sherwood Fields” ag Nile Lodge. Ba “Bird’s nest” sin áit inar tugadh bia agus éadaí do pháistí bochta Caitliceacha....
Galway city, Holy Trinity School
4 photos
Galway city, St. Joseph's Patrician College aka...
41 photos
Galway city, St. Mary's College
16 photos
Galway city, St. Patrick's
15 photos
Galway city, Scoil an Linbh Íosa
6 photos
Sisters of Mercy National School.
Galway city, Presentation Secondary
2 photos
Presentation Road,
Galway city
Galway City, Scoil San Phroinsias
17 photos
Scoil San Phroinsías (Irish = the school of St. Francis) in the Tirellan Heights estate of Galway city, was set up as a temporary primary school in September 1985, with two assistant teachers and 31...
Galway city, The Jes
26 photos
Garbally School
1 photo
Garra
3 photos
Garra National School opened in 1879.
The land for the school was donated by Colonel Nolan to the parish priest in Killererin.
It was closed in 1952 and was sold by the then Parich Priest of...
Garrafauns
24 photos
Glann Valley
1 photo
An Gort Mór
4 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Briocán, An Gort Mór
Gortnadeve, Creggs
5 photos
Gortnadeve National School was established on Apil 23rd 1844. It was situated in the parish of Ballinakill and in the Barony of Ballymoe.
Friaryland National School amalgamated with Gortnadeve in...
Gortanumera
5 photos
Headford Boys
1 photo
Headford Girls
1 photo
Scoil Muire na Dea Chomhairle (Our Lady of Good Counsel) is a Catholic primary school in Headford county Galway.
Headford, Presentation College
107 photos
Inishbofin
1 photo
Inis Meáin
35 photos
Inis Oírr, Scoil Chaomháin
14 photos
Kilbannon, St. Benin's
8 photos
Formerly known as 'Crossroads', Kilbannon school is in the parish of Kilbannon near to the town of Tuam in north Galway.
Kilbegnet, Creggs
8 photos
Kilbegnet National School opened in 1835. It was a large two storey building with steps on the outside leading up the first floor.
Tom O'Brien became principal in 1934 and was still principal when,...
Kilchreest
2 photos
Kilconley
7 photos
Kilcooley
1 photo
Kilcoona
2 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Cuana, Headford., Co. Galway.
Kilcoona takes its name from St Cuana who founded a monastery in the area during the 7th century.
Kilgevrin, Milltown
1 photo
On 6th September 1967Kilgevrin National School, with George Garvey as principal and with 38 pupils, amalgamated with Milltown National School.
Killagh
2 photos
Killagh school was located in the baroney of Kilconnell.
It was amalgamated into St. Micheal's National School in Capptaggle
Killeeneen
9 photos
Kilglass
2 photos
Killalaghton
15 photos
The school was located in the townland of Lurgan in the civil parish of Killalaghton, barony of Kilconnell, county Galway.
The name 'Killalaghton' is from the Irish 'Cill Alachtáin', which...
Killeen
1 photo
Kilreekil
2 photos
Kiltartan
6 photos
Kiltiernan School
8 photos
Scoil Cill Tiernáin
Kiltormer
206 photos
Kiltullagh, Athenry
12 photos
Photographs generously provided by Kieran Jordan from his book 'Kiltullagh Killmordaly - As the Centuries Passed'.
Caltra, Kinclare
4 photos
Kinvara, Scoil na mBuachaillí
1 photo
Kinvara, Scoil Bríde Naofa
1 photo
Kinvara (Cinn Mhara), Seamount
2 photos
Lackagh
29 photos
The earliest reference to a national school in Lackagh Co. Galway was in 1853 in a building located beside the Catholic Church. In 1855 there were 59 male and 58 female pupils in what was a very...
Lawrencetown
175 photos
Loughrea Mercy
1 photo
Loughrea, St. Brigid's VEC
2 photos
Founded in 1932, St. Brigid's Vocational Educational College have been providing education from the Mount Pleasant location since 1983.
Loughrea, St. Raphael's College
1 photo
St. Raphael’s College was founded by the Clonfert Mercy Sisters in 1917. Up to 1974, the school provided secondary education for day girls and boarders from the local area and many different parts...
Loughwell
3 photos
Loughwell is a townland of Moycullen in the Connemara Gaeltacht. Loughwell school stands on the Moycullen to Spiddal road
The name comes from the Irish 'Leamhchoill' meaning the 'bland...
Lisheenkyle School
7 photos
Maigh Cuilinn, Moycullen, Scoil Mhuire,
17 photos
Moycullen Co.Galway is only 7 miles from Galway City on the Clifden road and is bordered by Lough Corrib to the east. The name may be derived either from Magh Uilinn, the legend of the slaying of the...
Menlo/Mionloch
12 photos
History of Menlo School/
Scoil Mhionlaigh
There was an application to the Board of Education to build a school in 1842. In January 1850 the inspector reported that the school was closed from the...
Menlough
3 photos
Mervue, Scoil na Trionoide(Holy Trinity), Galway...
4 photos
Milltown
181 photos
In September 1879, primary school education came to Milltown with the opening of separate male and female schools located where the playing pitch is today in the village.
The two schools shared...
Monivea
3 photos
Mullagh
28 photos
St. Brendan's National School. Mullagh, Co. Galway
Newcastle, Athenry, St. Oliver Plunkett's
7 photos
Northampton, Kinvara
218 photos
Omey Island
1 photo
Oranmore- St. Joseph's Boys
3 photos
Oranmore, Convent School Scoil Mhuire
2 photos
Oughterard, Scoil an Chlochair
1 photo
Oughterard (Irish: Uachtar Ard) is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shores of Lough Corrib
Oughterard - St. Cummins
1 photo
All boys school.
Closed in 2012 and was algamanated along with the girls' school into a new co-educational establishment.
Peterswell, St Thomas
12 photos
Portumna, Marie Regina College
1 photo
Maria Regina College was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1957. In 1962 they built a new school, part of which now makes up the current Community School. Portumna College was formed in 1973 with...
Portumna, St Molaisse's College
1 photo
St Molaise's College was founded in 1956 and was located in the former RIC Barracks in Dominick St. Portumna College was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Maria Regina and St. Mollaisse's...
Portumna, Vocational School
3 photos
Ros Muc, Gairmscoil na bPiarsach
5 photos
Ryehill
3 photos
The school opened in 1880
Shanballymore
7 photos
Shanballynore school closed in 1975 and amalgamated with Garrafrauns
Sonnagh, Glinsk
1 photo
Sylane National School
11 photos
Tiaquin
2 photos
Scoil Náisiúnta Tí Dachonna is located in the townland of Tiaquin, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Monivea in the parish of Athenry in County Galway.
The name 'Tiaquin' comes from the Irish 'Tigh...
Toberroe, Glinsk
1 photo
Tuam, Scoil Mhuire Primary School
3 photos
Tuam, St. Jarlath's College
23 photos
Tuam, St. Patrick's School
1 photo
Tuam, Presentation College
2 photos
The Presentation Congregation of Catholic Nuns, founded in 1775 in Cork, arrived in Tuam in 1835. They were the first order of women religious to come to the Archdiocese after the suppression of...
Tynagh
7 photos
Art in Schools
10 photos
Galway School Gardens
68 photos
Thanks to the initiative of the charitable trust Agri Aware's Incredible Edible educational programme and state support through the offices of the former Minister of State for Food and Horticulture...
Barnaderg's Golden Mile
31 photos
Athlone, St. Peters Boarding School
1 photo
Mayo, Glencorrib
40 photos
Photographs courtesy of Martin Kinneavy former principal of Glencorrib National School,
Mayo, Murneen
1 photo
Scoil Muirnín, Cill Colmáin, Co. Mhaigh Eo or Murneen National School Kilcolman, county Mayo was located approximately half way between Claremorris and Kiltimagh.
Mayo, Shrule
2 photos
Mayo: Coláiste Muire Tuar Mhic Éadaigh
10 photos
Colaiste Mhuire is located in the village of Tourmakeady (Irish = Tuar Mhic Éadaigh) in the Mayo Gaeltacht.
The village is situated on the western shore of Lough Mask and flanked on the east side...
Mayo, Tulrahan
13 photos
Tulrahan National School was located in the village of Tulrahan approximately eight miles from Claremorris on the Cloonfad (R327) road.
The name comes from the Gaelic 'Tulach Shrutháin' whcih...
Borrisokane, Convent School
1 photo
Carrickmacross, St. Louis Convent School
2 photos
Carrickmacross, St. Joseph's Primary
4 photos
Carrickmacross, Patrician High School,
16 photos
In 1902 Dean Birmingham, Parish Parish of the Catholic Church in Carrickmacross, invited the 'Religious Congregation of the Brothers of St. Patrick', more commonly known as the Patrician Brothers, to...
Clare, Ruan National Schoo
1 photo
Donegal Town, Ardscoil
1 photo
Donegal, Carrick National School
1 photo
Dundalk,St. Louis National School
1 photo
Dún Laoghaire, CBS
1 photo
Loreto Convent Primary School, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
1 photo
Rahan Co. Offaly
25 photos
Nenagh, St. Mary's Convent School
1 photo
Scouts & Girl Guides
4 photos
UCG
53 photos
University College Galway - 1970s and 1980s
A Golden Age of Student Life in Galway.
“We were part of one of the first generation to benefit from third level state grants and free post-primary...
The Creamery
2 photos
The Big House, Landlords
16 photos
In their heyday many of the homes of the Anglo-Irish gentry comprised mansions with neo-classical architecture, ornate gardens and large landed estates. The 'Big House' dominated the physical,...
The Bog
26 photos
For millennia, the bogs of Ireland provided the only fuel available for the ordinary people to heat their homes. The cuttings from the bogs were known as turf or peat. For much of the 19th and 20th...
The Farm/An Fheirm
158 photos
The small family farm was the mainstay of rural life in Ireland from the small family farm was the mainstay of rural life in Ireland from the late mid-nineteenth century until the late nineteen...
The Harvest
49 photos
Harvest is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. In Ireland, the crops were usually cereal grains such as barley and oats.
The cutting of the grain at harvest is known as 'reaping'...
The Islands
2 photos
Horse, Pony, Donkey, Cart & Trap
93 photos
Bicycles
40 photos
Cars
37 photos
Trains
6 photos
Airplanes
4 photos
The Village
12 photos
The Shop & Pub
31 photos
Post Office
8 photos
The Family
16 photos
The Home
9 photos
Religion
79 photos
Throughout most of the 20th century, Christianity and particularly the Catholic Church was strongly identified with Ireland at all levels of society from education to entertainment to politics. The...
Weddings & Honeymoons
25 photos
Christmas
5 photos
Emigration
4 photos
The Music (Ceol & Damhsa)
50 photos
Irish people have always loved to play musical instruments, to sing, to dance and to do so with others even in times of strict conservative religious observance. Whether it was the marching tin...
The Hospital
6 photos
Athletics, Cycling, Tennis...
25 photos
Gaelic Sports
61 photos
GAA clubs and Gaelic sport school and community activities
Horse Racing
10 photos
In medieval Europe, the horse was a weapon of war and only the nobility were allowed to ride into battle on horseback. Horse racing, jousting and other equestrian activities were indeed the ‘Sport...
Soccer, Rugby, Hockey & Cricket
3 photos
Rugby, soccer and hockey are popular team sports in Ireland and have been played in Ireland since the nineteenth century. Cricket was introduced to the country even earlier, during the 1700s.
But in...
The Holidays!
18 photos
The coming of the railways in the 1850s opened up coastal towns such as Bray, Bundoran, Salthill and Tramore, as well as scenic locations including Killarney, to tourism. Visitors also enjoyed...
Garda Síochána
6 photos
World War 1 +
4 photos
In 1778, parliamentary legislation allowed Catholics to join the British army for the first time since the 17the century, as additional troops were needed to serve in the American Revolutionary War....
World War 2 +
14 photos
Irish Army
8 photos
Nature
5 photos
The Telephone
2 photos
Ballinasloe
18 photos
Carrickmacross
54 photos
Co. Monaghan
Derry
5 photos
The Troubles, 1969
Dublin
19 photos
Galway city
35 photos
Killarney
2 photos
Kinvara
6 photos
Offaly
2 photos
Tuam
91 photos