April 2018 – Memories of St Mary’s secondary, Askeaton

Askeaton 1950-1990 (ABC magazine)

April 23, 2018 Cappagh, a sense of place

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1990-2000

April 23, 2018February 10, 2019 Cappagh, a sense of place

I’m still waiting on contributions from this decade. Please feel free to submit your memories.

Michael Griffin 1999

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 Cappagh, a sense of place

Munster U16 hurling champions 1999, victorious over Clonakilty VS, Dec 9th in Buttevant

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Askeaton NS

April 19, 2018 Cappagh, a sense of place

On the same site as today’s school, it was a two story building with boys upstairs and girls downstairs

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Nutgrove NS, Creeves

April 19, 2018 Cappagh, a sense of place

Borrigone NS

April 19, 2018May 20, 2018 Cappagh, a sense of place

Located on the N69 shortly after the entrance to Aughanish, it was known as ‘the university of the west’, preparing students for civil service exams etc.

It was opened to students in 1892, by the then parish priest, CanonJames Milqueen. The first teachers were Michael O’ Brien and his wife Margaret, who lived in the big house called Feltham, that stands beside the main road a few hundred meters westward from the school. They were succeeded by Michael Kelly and his sister from Glin. Later, a Tipperary man called Coleman, a Limerick man named O’Shea and a Clareman named Reidy, succeeded one another as principals.

Borrigone NS closed in 1970, at which time Paddy Hughes, Foynes was the teacher.

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