Pupils on Roll 1968

The first days at Court N.S.

With the official opening of the school taking place on Monday 16th September 1968, the first Junior Infant Class did not start school until Tuesday 17th, thus enjoying an extended two week holiday, a rarity in 1968.

This class had actually attended the old school for one week in July, but, on that Tuesday morning thirty two years ago, eighteen young children created their own little piece of history by being the first Junior Infant intake at the new school.

They were accompanied by twenty three veterans (fourteen Senior Infants and nine First Class pupils) who had seen service for a year or more in the old school.

Their teacher that day was Mrs. Siobhán Doyle.

JUNIOR INFANTS	Address	SENIOR INFANTS	Address	First Class	Address
Joseph Lee	Ballinvalley	Pádraig Kavanagh	Court	Liam Owens	Garrydaniel
Michael Ryan	Court	Michael Burke	Ballyedmond	Séan Whelan	Ballinastraw
Michael	Ballyrea	Séamas Dempsey		Charlie Mordaunt	Ballymurragh
John Donohoe	Barraglan	Paul Rochford	Curratubin	Liam Kinsella	Ballyedmond
Thomas Redmond	Ballinastraw	Eileen Cousins	Barraglan	Carmel Lawless	Cullentra
Patrick Redmond	Ballinastraw	Susan Lawless	Garrydaniel	Josephine Cousins	Barraglan
Kieran Whelan	Ballinastraw	Angela Owens	Garrydaniel	Sinéad Ryan
Paddy Donohoe	Barraglan	Harriet Donohoe	Barraglan	Marie Donohoe	Barraglan
Justin Roche	Garrydaniel	Martina Burke	Court	Bernadette Redmond	Ballinastraw
Bernadette Owens	Garrydaniel	Imelda O'Leary	Garrydaniel
Angela Kinsella	Ballyedmond	Caitriona Lee	Ballycanew
Theresa Martin	Court	Fiona Donohoe	Court
Geraldine Rochford	Curratubin	Josephine Doyle	Crann
Gertrude O'Leary	Garrydaniel	Theresa Lawless	Cullentra
Geraldine Martin	Court
Martina O'Flaherty	Court
Martina Redmond	Court

Second, Third and Fourth Classes were taught by Mrs.McDonald. Her pupils that day were:

SECOND CLASS	Address	THIRD CLASS	Address	FOURTH CLASS	Address
Tom Donohoe	Court	Barry Murphy	Monamolin	Lorcan Roche	Garrydaniel
Míchael Kavanagh	Court	Donnacadh Kavanagh	Court	Patrick Whelan	Ballinastraw
Séan Owens	Garrydaniel	Michael Whelan	Mount Howard	Eamonn Murphy	Mount Howard
John Kinsella	Ballyedmond	Séamas Sunderland	Mount Howard	Pat Lacey	Garrydaniel
		Michael Mordaunt	Ballymurragh	Catherine Donohoe	Court
Síobhán Kinsella	Ballyedmond	Séamas O'Leary	Kilpatrick	Theresa Redmond	Ballinastraw
Bernadette Redmond	Ballinastraw	Aidan Kinsella	Mount Howard	Mary Murphy	Clone
Marie Mordaunt	Ballymurragh	Síobhán Donohoe	Court	Margaret O'Flaherty	Court
Geraldine Cousins	Barraglan	Margaret Burke	Court	Mary Whelan	Mount Howard
Patricia Redmond	Ballinastraw	Caroline O'Leary	Garrydaniel	Theresa Owens	Garrydaniel
				Fiona Cousins	Barraglan
				Eithne O'Leary	Garrydaniel

Master Kavanagh taught the Fifth and Sixth Classes and in attendance that day were:

FIFTH CLASS	Address	SIXTH CLASS	Address
Thomas O'Flaherty	Court	Michael Burke
Noel Kinsella	Ballinastraw	Michael Burke	Mount Howard
Séan Burke	Mount Howard	Liam Burke	Court
Diarmuid Kavanagh	Court	Thomas O'Leary	Garrydaniel
Joseph Whelan	Ballinastraw	Richard Dunne	Court
Peter O'Donohoe	Court	Noel Murphy	Clone
Myles Kinsella	Mount Howard	Thomas Lacey	Monamolin
Joseph Owens	Garrydaniel	John O' Donohoe	Court
Andrew Redmond	Court	Monica O'Leary	Garrydaniel
Larry Fortune	Cullentra	Christine Murphy	Mount Howard
Ann Dunbar	Mount Howard	Barbara Murphy	The Ballagh
Deirdre Cousins	Barraglan	Éilís Doyle	Crann
Martina Cousins	Barraglan	Margaret Owens	Garrydaniel
Theresa Murphy	The Ballagh	Mary Kinsella	Curratubbin
Geraldine Burke	Court
Kathleen Kinsella	Ballyedmond