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Opened in 1982 this school building contains four classrooms, a GP room, a staff room, an office, a kitchen, and store facilities. There is a basketball court outside and a field at the back of the school has been given for the use of children to play football in the drier months.
These are the teachers:
- Éilis Dillon - Principal, who teaches Fifth and Sixth Classes.
- Niamh Murtagh - Deputy Principal, who teaches Second, Third and Fourth Classes.
- Anne Mc Intyre who teaches Junior Infants, Senior Infants and First Class.
- Geraldine Mongey - wbo is a part-time Resource teacher.
- We also have a shared Learning Resource teacher - Maureen Barlow.
There were five schools in this area which were all eventually amalgamated into the above school.
Masshill (Cnoc an Aifrinn), which means the hill of the Mass Rock was a one teacher school with about thirty pupils. This school was closed in the 1950's.
Carnaleck (Ceathrú na Leac),quarter land of the flagstone named after the large flat stone which is in the middle of the road beside the school, was closed in 1968. This was a two teacher school and had an enrolment of about thirty pupils. The local playschool is now situated in this building and it is also the meeting place for a writer's group.
Corsallagh( Corr Saileach) ,the swamp of the sallies replaced a hedge school. It was a two teacher school with an enrolment of sixty eight pupils when it closed in 1968.
Cloonacool Central School was a two/three teacher school which closed in 1982. The building is now the local community centre and houses many activities including cards, drama, meetings, music classes, youth club and school performances.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE MOBILE LIBRARY VISITING OUR SCHOOL FOR THE LAST TIME IN THE MILLENNIUM. SLIGO COUNTY LIBRARY PROVIDES THIS SERVICE TO ALL THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.
Congratulations to the two prizewinners - Peter and Lara in the Credit Union Art Competition.
Welcome to Baby Laura - Mrs. Dillon's first niece!!
Hearty congratulations to our caretaker Michael Calvey who received the 2000 Sligo Person of the Year Award. This is most deserved. Michael brought the prizes and his chain of office into show us all.
Junior Infants have completed a lovely "Tracey Island". Picture available soon.
Fifth Class have been working on producing dyes from berries and this work will be on the website shortly.
Ms. Murtagh's class have enjoyed their first "Silver time". More anon.
Mrs. Dillon' s class are very enterprising at present. They have launched "Mike's Bites" a healthy food tuck shop.
It has had two very successful business days and these will continue in January 2000.
The school magazine Breaktime is under production at present. Copies can be ordered by emailing us.
This year our Annual Bring and Buy will take place in Cloonacool Community Centre on 16th December at 7.30 pm. Please support. Home baking etc., can be dropped off in the centre from 6 pm. A raffle will take place on the night.
We have received another computer in 2000 which brings our total number of PC's to five. Not bad between 72 pupils ! This computer has DVD, Zip Drive and a modem.