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History of St. Patrick's N.S.
In
the early 1930s, after the condemnation of the old school by the Public
Authorities, the decision to build a new school was taken. The site was
procured from John Hovenden. The foundation stone was laid by Most Rev.
M. Cullen, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin in July 1934. The school boasted
a modern central heating system and" a perfect system of sanitation
and drainage". The total cost for the new school was £5600; £3600
of which was granted by the Department of Education. The remaining £2000
was raised by running the Ballylinan Carnival in 1935, 1937 and 1939. The
first child registered in the new school was Patrick Conway on the 1st April
1936. The staff at this stage consisted of Thomas Roche, Jane Roche, Mary
Fleckney and Laurance Dunne and there were some 240 pupils on rolls. In
1945, Thomas Roche retired and was replaced by Stan Reynolds as Principal.
In the early 1970's the 'New' school was renovated. At this stage, Frank McNulty, Stan Reynolds successor, and the Principal and the Assistants were Florrie Armstrong, Mary Murphy and Sile Graham. The sanitation was updated and the toilets were moved into the main buildings. The modern heating systen which had been installed in the 1930's was replaced by an oil fired system. The glass and wooden partitions which divided the classrooms were removed and replaced by soilid walls. The staff room was also dated from this period. With the improvements in the pupil-teacher ratio, the number of teachers increased. In 1979 with the appointment of Clare Cotter, a prefabricated classroom was built to accommodate the expanded staff. In 1985 Frank McNulty was appointed Principal of Athy C.B.S. and Enda Condron succeeded him as Principal of Ballylinan National School.
The present Principal is Mr. Fran Moloney, was appointed in 1988. In January, 1995 Mary Murphy retired after 25 years of service in Ballylinan and was replaced by her daughter Mary. With the appointment of Louise Nolan as a Learning Support Teacher in September, 1994 the number of teachers in Ballylinan rose to six .
Ms Nolan was replaced by Marie McGlinchey in December 1998. Mrs Florrie Armstrong retired in 1998 after serving in the school for 34 years. Mrs Blathnaid McDermott joined the staff in September 2000, followed by Ms Gereldine Curran in April 2001. Mrs Sile Graham retired in June 2001 after serving 30 years in the school.
The Current Staff are as follows:
Mr. Fran Moloney (Principal)
(Nov) 1988
Ms. Claire Cotter. (Deputy Principal) 1979
Ms. Mary Kavanagh (nee Murphy) 1995
Mrs. Marie MacGlinchey. (Learning support teacher) 1998
Mrs. Bláthnaid McDermott. (Resource Teacher) 2000
Ms. Geraldine Curran 2001
Mrs Catherine Browne 2001