Lack School - 1863 to 1975

A History of the School and its Pupils
by James Hehir

School name-plate

School name-plate

Contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Background - The Context
  3. Education pre-1854
  4. The Old School - 1854 to 1890
    1. A Slow Beginning - 1854 to 1870
    2. First Registrations
    3. Extraordinary Growth - 1870 to 1890
    4. Attempts to Build New School Fail
    5. School Blown Down In Great Storm
  5. The Temporary School - 1890 to 1898
  6. The New School - Island View National School
    1. The Premises
    2. The Pupils
    3. High Standard of Education
    4. Other Services to the Community
    5. Sale of the School Premises
  7. Where Did the Pupils Reside?
  8. Most Popular Names
    1. Surnames
    2. First names
  9. Occupation of Parents
    1. The Local Trades
    2. The last of the Trades - Jack Murphy, Lack - Tailor
  10. School Transfers
  11. Employment in the Public service
    1. The Civil Service
    2. Teaching
    3. The Health Service
  12. Lack School in 1975

    Lack School in 1975

  13. The Church
    1. Priests
    2. Sisters
  14. Special Talents
  15. Sports
    1. Athletics
    2. Cycling
    3. Gaelic Football
    4. Golf
    5. Ploughing
  16. Industry
    1. The Creamery
    2. Crahera Bog
    3. Mongovan's Forge
    4. The Lack Quarry
    5. The Lack Coal Mines
    6. Lack the Centre of a Semaphore Type Communication System
    7. Patrick Clancy's Shop
  17. Music and Leisure
    1. Music
    2. Leisure
  18. Landmarks
    1. The Ballylean Mass Rock
    2. The Lack Wind Charger
    3. ESB Power Lines to Kilrush
  19. Personalities
    1. Bianconi
    2. The Dutchman
    3. James Clancy Lives to 104
    4. Micheal O'Hehir, Our Great Sport's Broadcaster - the Lack Connection
    5. Michael MacNamara, Leimnaleha
    6. Buddy Connell, Cloncolman
  20. Conclusion