The Board of Management has legal responsibility for the overall running of the school. It serves for a term of four years. The members of the current board of Eglish NS are as follows:
Secretary to the BOM: Keith Kelly
Chairperson: Fr. John Mahony
Treasurer: Louise Dolan
Staff Representative: Edel Devine
Community Reps: Seamus Ryan & Conall Duffy
Parent Nominees: Kate Ward & Johnathan Ward
School Day
9.10 - School Begins
11.10 -11.20 - Small Break
13.00 - 13.30 - Lunch Break
13.50 - Home Time for Junior and Senior Infants
14.50 - 'Am dul abhaile'
Where are we?
STAFF
Our dedicated team at Eglish NS for 2024/2025:
Acting Principal:
Keith Kelly
Classroom Teachers:
Elizabeth Mulry - Junior Room
Edel Devine - Middle Room
Caroline Moclair - Senior Room
Special Education Support Teachers: Keith Kelly
SNA: Bernie Glynn
School Secretary: Leanne Mongan
School History
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Our school opened its doors for the first time in 1899. When Eglish N.S was first built there was a fire place and students would bring in turf every day to school. They would light a fire to keep warm because they had no radiators. The subjects were different as well. In school they were taught how to knit, sew, cook etc....Punishments then were very different too. Aaaaaah! Nowadays there is much more of a focus on positive behaviour as we, children are such little angels.
There were no buses or any other means of transport for the early students of Eglish N.S, so they had to walk or cycle to school and in the summer time, we are told by our grandparents, they would go in their bare feet.
The first Principal was James Joseph Connolly.
Thanks to successive Principals, including Thomas Leonard (RIP), Seamus Ryan and Elizabeth Mulry, Eglish NS has a long proud legacy of Sport, Music, Storytelling, Academics and Community.