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About Us

A brief history of our school.

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In the beginning..

History of St. Cuan's N.S.

Teachers  Old School: Boys’ School and Girls’ School
Boys' School:
1874 – 1899:     Bernard Keating (Principal) 1874:                   John Keating
1886:                   John Haugh (Monitor)

1899 – 1939:     Patrick Keating (Principal)
                            Margaret Fennell/Bonfil

1939 – 1962:     Thomas Keating (Principal)
                             Mrs. Margaret Bonfil
                             Ms. Catherine Hanrahan (Garvey)


Girls' School:
1871:                  Margaret O Brien
1874:                  Mary Keating (Monitoress)
1892:                  Ellie O Gorman (Principal)
1897:                  Catherine Greene – O Brien (Assistant)

                          Catherine Keane/Bonfil (Principal)
                          Johnny Lillis (Monitor)
                          Bríd Keating
                          Bridget Bonfil (Monitoress) became Sr. Stanislaus

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St Cuan's N.S.
1962 – 1968:     Principal - Thomas Keating
                             Assistant- Catherine Hanrahan/Garvey

1968 – 1992:    Principal - Catherine Garvey
                            Assistant - Mary Bonfil (1968 – 1969)
                            Assistant - Brid Considine (1969 – 1974)
                            Assistant - Mary Roche (1974 – 1992)

1993:               Principal - Mary Roche
                       Assistant - Mary P. Lynch

2001:               Principal - Mary Roche
                       Deputy Principal - Mary P. Lynch
                       Resource Teacher - Deirdre Kenny Downes

2006 - 2009:    Principal - Mary Roche
                       Deputy Principal - Mary P. Lynch
                       Learning Support Teacher - Bríd hanrahan (Started 2007)
                       Resource Teacher - Geraldine Keating


2009 - 2013:    Principal - Mary P. Lynch
                        Deputy Principal - Ciana Callanan
                        Resource Teacher -  Mr. Tom Ryan
                        Learning Support Teacher - Bríd Hanhrahan

​2013 - Present:  Principal - Mary P. Lynch
                          Deputy Principal - Bríd Hanrahan
                          Resource Teachers - Áine Cunningham, Dee Bradshaw, Mary Cahill
                          Learning Support Teacher - Siobhan Downes, Denise Woulfe

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Kilbaha National School, Kilbaha, Kilrush, Co. Clare 065 9058212

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