Scoil na gCruach 1907-1971

CROAGHHS NATIONAL SCHOOL 2 7 year and who was called to teacher training college in Dublin. She was entitled to have a substitute for two years while in college and Miss Cassie Bonner from Brockagh came as a substitute for two years. After trainig Miss Herron returned but only remained for a few months. She became principal of a two teacher school in Edeninfagh. So Croaghs school was vacant once more. The Board of Management decided at the time to close the school and arranged to have the children transported to Ballykerrigan NS in Glenfin. The parents objected and eventually after a few months a new teacher was appointed and Croaghs school reopened. Miss Gibbons was from Co Westmeath and was the author of many books. She knew very many important people and one friend of hers, Lord Longford donated money to se t up a library in the school which was a great boon for the senior pupils. Miss Gibbons left after five years . Th e school was closed for six months. Miss Mary Kennedy from Ki lraine, Glenties, was appointed in 1934 and she taught there for eighteen years and was succeeded by one of her pupils Maire Nf Gheibhinn. She taught there for nineteen years . But by the year 1971 the numbers had seriously dwindled and the school was closed for all time. The building is still intact but the laughter of children has long been a thing of the past at Croaghs NS.