Girley national school

[thelink]

Hi folks 
Just looking for any info on Girley national school. I understand it's been closed for years now.
Would anyone know who the teachers were over the years.  I think there was a Mrs Marmion in three 40s/50s  .Would anyone know who was there before that .Thanks fire any info.

[Kiltaglassan]

Just looking for any info on Girley national school.

Here's some location information-

Girley
https://www.townlands.ie/meath/upper-kells/girley/girley/girley/

Athboy to the south
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4632644#map=13/53.6492/-6.8913

Girley churches
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4632644#map=17/53.66585/-6.91967

Location of school (now Girley Hall)
National Townland and Historical Map Viewer - (choose) Historic 25" Map.
https://arcg.is/1LDvPa0
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01rm5/

[aghadowey]

"Girley School was built in 1846 by Richard Rothwell a local landlord. The school served the community well for over 120 years. When it closed in 1968 it became our community centre facilitating all the groups in the area."
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=27318

St Ultans Historical Society Inc Bohermeen -Boyerstown-Cortown
https://www.facebook.com/SULHBBC/
There's at least one school photo on the site but there are probably locals there who could give you information about some of the teachers.

[thelink]

Thank you for the articles above.  A lot of very interesting items there.
Do you have any info on who the teachers were.  I heard there was a Miss T Smith from Kells . There was a Pat Crowley who was from Kerry and before that a Mrs Marmion.
I would like to know who was there before that.
Thanks

[heywood]

To give some sense of time period:

Newspaper snippet 1958 Drogheda Argus
Mrs J ‘Maranon’ , principal, retired after 31 years at Girley.

1964
Mrs Teresa Smith retired after 40 years service

There are a couple of other snippets but much earlier

What years are you interested  in?

[heywood]

You might be interested in this site -always interesting to read
1937-38
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008972

Stories
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5008972/4972339

[thelink]

To give some sense of time period:

Newspaper snippet 1958 Drogheda Argus
Mrs J ‘Maranon’ , principal, retired after 31 years at Girley.

To give some sense of time period:

Newspaper snippet 1958 Drogheda Argus
Mrs J ‘Maranon’ , principal, retired after 31 years at Girley.

1964
Mrs Teresa Smith retired after 40 years service

There are a couple of other snippets but much earlier

What years are you interested  in?

1964
Mrs Teresa Smith retired after 40 years service

There are a couple of other snippets but much earlier

What years are you interested  in?

 

That's very good..
So it's the years  Prior to Mrs Marmion.
So that would 1927 .   So any teachers before that time..
Thanks..

[aghadowey]

Weekly Freeman's Journal, 8 Mar.1924: Presentation to Teacher.—Mr. Palk. McDonnell, National Teacher, Ballinlough, was, on his transfer, presented with a handsome suit case by his past pupils of Girley National School. Miss Quinlivin now Principal at Girley.

[heywood]

I was just going to post re Miss Quinlivan too