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You can find Cavan No.1 at
the junction of Abbey Street and Farnham St. Our school
Principal is Miss Ann Reilly and her colleague is Mrs.
Barbara Lidwill. There are 28 children currently on roll. Our school crest is the owl. The owl was chosen for our school logo because the Irish word for an owl is ulchabhán and echoes An Cabhán meaning Cavan. A school has existed on the site since the 1820's .The current school dates from 1876. The building consists of a school residence and two wings. At one time the wings contained a Boys School and a Girls School. The roll book shows girls enrolled since 1915 and boys since 1921. In 1966 an extension consisting of a cloakroom and toilets were built. Until then the school had no running water and there were only outdoor toilets. At that time electric storage heaters were also installed. In 1997 the classrooms were refurbished, oil fired heated was installed, and the cloakroom was converted to a staffroom. An oak tree standing within the grounds is at least 200 years old As well as the regular school class the children take part in swimming lessons gymnastics and computer classes. They have an annual school tour and present the Nativity Play in Cavan Parish Church on the second Sunday before Christmas. This year Our School Tour was to Disney on Ice in the Point Depot. |
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St. Felim's National School is set on the hill overlooking Farnham Street on the site of the old Goal. It took its name from St. Felim who was the local Saint. St. Felim's is a boys school with classes from 2nd to 6th. It is an 11 teacher school, the Principal is Mr. Pat Ryan. |
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St.Clare's National School is situated on Cock Hill overlooking the town.The school was opened in 1968. The first Principal in the school was Mother Brigid. There are 339 pupils currently on roll. There are 20 teachers in the school. The principal at the moment is Mrs. Mona Crowe. |
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The first
Farnham National was situated at Drumbar. It was opened
in 1801 and the school consisted of 25 girls. It was
founded by the countess of Farnham and it aimed to teach
girls to make straw hats. In 1830 Lord Farnham opened a
school for boys. In 1872 the girls moved school to the
boys school.This school remained as a co - educational
school for 136 years. In 1966 they moved to a
prefabricated building until the new school was built 30
years later. On Monday 27th May 1996 they moved to their new school.It has 6 class teachers and the Principal is Mr. Bernard Donohue. |
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The Gaelscoil opened on the 1st September 1995. The first Principal was Neasa ní Shúilleabháin. There are 94 pupils currently on roll. There are 4 teachers there now and the Principal is Mr. Séan Úi Mháirtín.. |
Secondary Schools |
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The Royal
School Cavan is one of the Ulster Royal Schools which
were founded during the reign of James 1, at the time of
the Ulster Plantation. It was designed by Francis
Johnston of Dublin. The first headmaster was John
Robinson who was appointed on the 5th October 1611. Some
of the existing school buildings date back to 1819. Mr
Ivan W. Bolton has been headmaster of the school since
1989.
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St. Pat's College is designed in a flowery gothic style. It was designed by William Hague. The College was to cost £17,000 to build. The foundation stone was laid in 1939. The college is a three story house with high pitch roof. It is built of sand stone and red bricks.The college is both symmetrical and imposing .The entrance to the college is through an ornate iron work arch with railings on either side. |
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On Sunday 4th of May 1980 Loreto College Cavan celebrated its Golden Jubilee.In September Sister Evangeline McDonald joined the Cavan community.The need for a secondary school for girls in the Diocese was discussed at meetings of the knight of Columbanus prior to 1930.They approached the Bishop Rev. Dr. Patrick Finegan who readily gave his sanction.Finally the Bishop invited Mother Raphael Peasy the Superior-General at the time to open a girls boarding school outside Cavan town at Drumkeen.It was complete & in use by January 1933.There was a library started as well & Rathfarnham, falcarragh, Surgeon McMullin & Miss Byrne supplied the first books. There was an orchestra started in 1930 by sister John Frances & laid the foundation for Loreto's musical tradition which still survivs. Loreto was founded by the Loreto sisters on the 1st of May 1930. |
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Cavan Vocational School moved from 19 Farnham Street to Cullies in 1974. The VEC or tech as it is known caters for children from the local area. It is situated almost two miles from the centre of Cavan Town on the Cootehill Road. |
Third Level |
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Cavan College of Further Studies was established by Co. Cavan VEC in 1984. It is located in the heart of Cavan Town. The College hopes to relocate to a new location on Cathedral Road. The College offers courses specifically directed towards employment demands. These course areas include Business Studies, Secretarial Studies, Computer Studies, Travel and Tourism, Sport, Art and Design, Hairdressing, Nursing Studies, Childcare and Nursing Studies. The College Principal is Mr.Donal Crotty. |
