Teachers, principals - these three ancestors are just a few of my many that were teachers.
Before and after them, from hedge schools to the present day, waves of teachers.
This is to document the one in Dromagh. The website for the national school they all taught at has been recently updated, and shares a brief history of the school, and its evolution over the centuries.
from the school's website:
Teachers from 1902 - 1920
The Boys were taught by:
Denis J Ryan ~ Principal
Denis O'Donoghue (R.I.P) (father of Bill O'Donoghue), &
James O'Connor (R.I.P)
School Life 1902 - 1920
Pupils Enjoyed gardening, - setting Vegetables at the front, sides & back of the school.
There were no desks suite small children, so 2 desks were altered for junior pupils.
The length of the school day was reduced, with school times now being 9am to 3.30pm
James O'Connor taught Irish to the Adults in Dromagh & also travelled across the river by boat to teach Irish in Rathcool also.
1919, saw the introduction of the First ever Irish school book, call "Seadhna".
Cookery was also taught to all pupils in the school.
Mr. Bill O'Donoghue being made Principal in 1955 - 1973, & his wife Mrs. Maureen O'Donoghue, also joined the teaching team. By the end of the 1950's there were just 2 teachers teaching in the school.
In 1945, there school still did not have electricity, and benches were used by the children to sit on.
To the back of the school, there were 2 Dry Toilets, as there was not any running water. It was during the holidays, the toilets would be cleaned out!
The school was heated by a turf fire in each class room... Trying to light it was a days work!! The fires would just start to heat up, when the school day was over!
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