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Murroe Schools and HeadTeachers

Posted on November 19, 2013March 13, 2019 by Sharon Slater

Below are a list of primary and national schools that once operated in Murroe, County Limerick and their head teachers.

 Murroe Boys School:

  • 1852-1863 = Patrick Fitzpatrick
  • 1863-1866 = Patrick Moylan
  • 1867-1868 = Michael O’Grady
  • 1869-1875 = Patrick Murphy
  • 1876-1881 = John Carey
  • 1881-1883 = Charles McCarthy
  • 1883-1911 = James Martin

Murroe Girls School:

  • 1852-1853 = Mary McMahon
  • 1853-1855 = Rose McKee
  • 1855-1856 = Eliza Miller
  • 1856-1859 = Eliza Bourke
  • 1860-1863 = Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  • 1863-1872 = Honora Moylan*
  • 1872-1878 = Mrs. Hanora Murphy (Nee Moylan*)
  • 1878-1890 = Mrs. Hanora Carey (Nee Moylan*)
  • 1890-1902 = Mrs. Hanora Coyne (Nee Moylan*)
  • 1902-1930 = Agnes Byrom
  • 1930-1938 = Martha O’Leary
  • 1938-19++ = M. J. Ryan

Clonkeen Boys School:

  • 1835-1852 = Michael Hannon
  • 1852-1855 = James Hannon
  • 1856-18++ = Edmond Flannery
  • 1857-1880 = John Byrom

Clonkeen Girls School:

  • 1849-1852 = Mary Gleeson
  • 1852-1857 = Mrs .Mary Byrom (nee Gleeson)

Merged with Clonkeen Boys school in 1857. The school closed in 1880.


Eyon Boys School:

  • 1859-1901 = James O’Brien
  • 1901-1911 = John Maher
  • 1911-1916 = Patrick O’Donoghue
  • 1916-1920 = John Buckley
  • 1920-1937 = William Ryan
  • 1937-1944 = Michael Murphy
  • 1944-1951 = James Sheridan
  • 1951-1954 = Christopher Keys
  • 1954-1961 = Michael Lyons
  • 1961-1964 = Bernadette Dooley

Eyon Girls School:

  • 1858-1860 = Margaret Murphy
  • 1860-1861 = Margaret Devane
  • 1862-1898 = Margaret O’Brien
  • 1899-1901 = Josephine Power
  • 1901-1907 = Nora Murphy

Merged with Eyon Boys school in 1908.


Kishiquirk Boys School:

  • 1849-1863 = Patrick Moylan
  • 1863-1886 = Patrick Fitzpatrick
  • 1886-1926 = Thomas Fitzgerald

Merged with Kishquirk Girls school in 1926.

Kishiquirk Girls School:

  • 1849-1864 = Bridget Bourke
  • 1865-1891 = Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  • 1891-1897 = Mrs. Joanna McMahon
  • 1897-1904 = Bridget Heaney
  • 1904-1912 = Ann Madden
  • 1912-1916 = Margaret Hall
  • 1916-1919 = Lena Vaughan (Mrs. Dagg)
  • 1919-1958 = Mrs. Margaret Portley
  • 1958-1964 = Mrs. Brigid O’Connor

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