ON SATURDAY JUNE 9TH THE WONDERFUL NEW EXTENSION TO ST ENDA'S KILNADUR NATIONAL SCHOOL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY FR JERRY CREMIN PP IN THE PRESENCE OF A LARGE GATHERING OF PUPILS, PAST PUPILS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND NEIGHBOURS
Fr Cremin speaking before the official opening, watched by Ríona Murray, Principal and Peter Cronin, Chairman, Board of Management |
For those who knew the school, the old building is on the left and the new extension is on the right, where the entrance porch to the old school used to be.
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This corridor is where the old entrance porch used to be, with the doors to the old schoolrooms on the left. The new building consists of a Staff Room and a Classroom to the right of the corridor and another Classroom at the end of the corridor. The 'small classroom' in the old school is now fitted out as two rooms; Principal's office and secretary's office. The 'big classroom' is used for extra classes and special groups. |
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The Big Moment. Fr Cremin cuts the ribbon to open the new classrooms, watched by Peter Cronin, Chariman of the Board of Management and Ríona Murray, Principal.
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Kilnadur teachers: Ríona Murray, Helen Dinneen and Claire Friel.
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The special cake, made by parent Kay Cronin, depicts Fr Cremin being photographed cutting the ribbon! Here Fr Cremin is photographed cutting the cake of Fr Cremin being photographed cutting the ribbon! |
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The School Garden
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The pupils, under the guidance of Paul Harley, perform for the assembled guests
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Our two oldest past pupils meet again. Mrs O'Driscoll, Coppeen and Denis Cotter NT, Dunmanway were pupils in Kilnadur in 1932, eighty years ago!
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Nearly one hundred years of a difference. Mrs O'Driscoll and Denis Cotter pictured with our youngest prospective pupil, four-week-old Justin McCarthy, Aultagh. Baby Justin is a grandson of Kitty and the late Justin McCarthy, Aultagh and his father is John McCarthy.
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Mary and John McCarthy, Aultagh, with baby Justin
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Graham Canty, left, Cork All-Ireland Senior Football captain was special guest at the opening as his father was a past pupil. He is seen here with his uncles, Paddy Canty, Kilnadur and Jim Canty, Kilmurry.
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Aoife and Dermot Foley, Rossnakilla, with Graham Canty
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Mary McCarthy, Aultagh and Kay Cronin, Carrigdangan with baby Justin McCarthy
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School Principal, Ríona Murray, photographed in her classroom with her husband Cillian Casey and her parents, Arthur and Mary Murray, Rea.
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Chairman Peter Cronin and Ríona Murray with some of the children and that cake again photographed in the smaller of the two new classrooms!
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