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Some Principals and Monitors

The teachers who were listed as principals were:

Surname Forename Dates of Service
Principals    
Galvin Patrick 1/2/1857 – 11/10/1858.
Crowe Patrick 12/10/1858 – 31/1 1860.
Falvey Jeremiah 1/2/1860 – 30/11/1862.
O’Grady James 1/12/1862 – 31/5/1871.
Considine John 1/6/1871 – 27/9/1871.
O’Grady James 28/9/1871 – 22/12/1875.
Durnien Felix 6/3/1876 – 21/3/1881
O’Donnell Patrick 12/4/ 1881 – 31/5/1919.
O’Donnell Patrick Jnr. 1919
Noone Thomas 1/9/1919 – 1925.
Baker Peter 16/3/1925 – 5/3/1926
Lynch Henry J. 22/3/1926 – 30/ 9/ 1932.
Tubridy Michael 3/10/1932 – 30/7/1943.
McMahon Bridget P. 04/07/1943
Culloo Bridget 1952
Hayes Kathleen 1/7/1952 – 30/5/1954.
Whelan Mary 1/7/1954 – 12/7/1957.
Leamy Anne 09/09/1957

For much of the time from 1876 to 1936, assistant teachers, who were described as Monitors (J.A.M.), were employed. It is likely that all their names were not listed in the books because there are only six names recorded. They were :

Surname Forename Dates of Service
Monitors    
Hogan Catherine 1/7/1878 –
Quigley Anne 21/5/1884 – 2/4/1906
McCormack Mary                    – 26/7/1929
Flynn Bridget 19/8/1929 – 12/1/1931
McNamara Mary T. 19/1/1931 – 31/10/1936.

Charles Wray appears to have acted as assistant to Felix Durnien although his name is not included in the list of teachers.

 

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