School: San Leonard, Ballycullane
- Location:
- Saintleonards, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mary B. Dunphy
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- St Leonards' National School - built 1898List of Managers1. Very Rev. T. Canon O'Connor P.P.
(Died 1918)2. Rev. Isaac J. Scallan C.C.
(From 1918 ---- )
St. Leonard's N.S.
Principal Teachers
1. Mrs. Mary Costello (1898 - 1901)2. Mary B. Dunphy (1901 - 1938 )
- Retired under 'New Rule' regulating the retiral age of women teachers with a view of relieving unemployment in the teaching profession -Clonmines School.
The old school, predecessor of St. Leonards NS. is now the dwelling house occupied by Mr. Pat Colfer a member of the Wexford Co. Council. Pat Colfer's father purchased it from V. Rev. T. O Connor P.P. Ballycullane for a nominal sum.The Teachers who taught there as far as can be ascertained were :
Jimmy Doyle
Miss Long
Miss Furlong
Miss Budd, who afterwards became Mrs. Aspel Ramsgrange, and used to walk all the way from Ramsgrange to Clonmines - 5 1/2 milesMrs Costello - who was the last teacher of Clonmines.
She was the 1st teacher of St. Leonards N.S. built in 1898.- Collector
- Mary B. Dunphy
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher