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| Old Welchtown NS |
Welchtown School
The Old Welchtown School
The old school in Welchtown was opened as a National School
on the 1st April 1867. This was a one-roomed building and
a second room was added in 1911. It remained the primary National
School for the Church of Ireland population until 1962.
Teachers in the old Welchtown school include :-
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Mr Wilson (his mother, Mrs Wilson,
taught in the Junior Room)
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| Mr Reid |
Miss Esther Kee |
| Miss Leary |
Miss Rowantree |
| Mr Alan Alcorn |
Miss Lily Patton |
| Miss Jean Kee - now Mrs Billy Kee |
Miss Greta Kee - now Mrs Gamble |
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The New Welchtown School
The new Welchtown school was opened by Mr Joe Brennan TD
on October 24th 1962. The site for this school was donated
by Matthew Kee, Highview. Mr Joe McMenamin of Stranorlar was
the contractor who built it. The school is built on a height
overlooking the River Finn and visitors often comment on the
location and the lovely scenery of the area. Cloughroe School
was amalgamated with Welchtown in 1972 and the children transported
each day to it.
Teachers in the new Welchtown school include :-
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Miss Lily Patton who moved to
Stranorlar School in 1971
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| Miss Alicia Kee - now Mrs Duncan |
Miss Myrtle Barrett - now Mrs Stanley |
| Miss Freda Bustard - now Mrs Wilson |
Miss Blackburn - now Mrs Alcorn |
| Mrs Peoples |
Mrs Thompson |
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