A brief history of the school
"St Teresa's Primary School opened in 1975.  The School Manager at that time, Rev. Fr. O' Beirne , appointed Mrs. Mary Durkan as principal of the proposed sixteen roomed school.  Mrs. Rona Ivory was appointed Vice-Principal.  Two prefabs were erected and the school opened on the 6th of October 1975.  First roll call took place that day with David Cronin of 12 Dublin Street as first boy on the register and Ruth Guildea of 81 Derham Park as first girl. Tthere were forty five children enrolled then. The first Board of Management for St. Teresa's was formed following a general meeting of parents and held its inaugural meeting on 28th January, 1976.  Soon after that a Parents' Committee was formed. The people elected to those bodies set out with great good will and enthusiasm to help the school. On the 1st of September 1977, two rooms in the new school building were moved over to the new building from the prefabs." (Extract from an article written by Mrs. Mary Durkan - Mary retired in 1991)
Mrs Janet Bryan
	Mrs Janet Bryan was appointed  Principal Teacher in December 1991.  Janet, first and formost, loved the children of St Teresa's NS.  Her main aim was to enhance all aspects of the lives of the children. She was an astitute administrator and possessed a special vision for the future.  The setting up of the computer room was one of her major accomplishments.  Janet passed away after a short illness on December 7th 1999.  She is sadly missed by the staff, the children and the parents of the school.
St Theresa
The school is dedicated to St Theresa of Lisieux.  Marie- Francoise-Thérese Martin was born in 1873 in Alencon, in France.  Her Family was deeply religious.  Thérese, the youngest, was receptive to the religious dimension of life from a very early age: "As of three years old, I did not refuse anything God asked of me." At the age of 14, in 1887, Thérese obtained permission form her father to enter the Carmelite convent when she would reach the age of 15.  Three of her sisters had already entered religious life.  Therese entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux in april 1888. Thérese suffered from tuberculosis and died on 30th September 1897 at the age of 24. Although Thérese died at a very young age, she had made a very great impression on those who knew her.  It was evident to many that she was a deeply spiritual person.  Before her death, Thérese had written her memoirs at the request of her superiors.  Her 'Story of a Soul' was published in 1898, one year after her death.  Many people began praying to her and they believed that their prayers were being answered.  Pilgrims began to visit her tomb in the Lisieux cemetery.  Shortly before her death, Therese had declared: "I want to spend my time in heaven doing good on earth."  She was canonized by Pope Piux XI in 1925.  She would have been 52 years old....

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