Knockskeagh National School is now open for enrolments for the school year 2023/24. 

Please contact us by phone at 023 88 38070 or by email at cnocsceachns@gmail.com for more information. 

We welcome you to take a look at this short video which gives an insight into the activities that Knockskeagh National School has to offer its pupils.

Looking forward to seeing you soon. 

Knockskeagh Art Exhibition

This video is a walk-through of the beautiful art exhibit in our school and gives a taste of the artwork that has taken place during the first six weeks of the new school year 2022/23.

Our Art focus was the drawing strand over this period but our exhibit displays a variety of strands in the art curriculum.

Raya and Tara Lee of 2nd class presented our art exhibit and I think you’ll agree, they did a fantastic job.

We hope you enjoy it, well done everybody.

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On Friday 14th October, 5th and 6th classes were given a fantastic presentation by local historian Michael O’Mahony, based on the life of Dick Barrett. Michael is a direct descendant and he provided us with an amazing insight to the life and death of Dick Barrett , who was a teacher, a soldier and a patriot.

Dick Barrett was born in the parish of Enniskeane and Desertserges in December 1889. He attended Knocks National School, which has now been closed for a number of years. At that time, Knockskeagh NS provided advanced classes for pupils who intended to pursue a career in the Civil Service, teaching or such professions. Dick finished 6th class in Knocks in 1904 and then transferred to Knockskeagh from 1904 to 1909. He was engaged in Knockskeagh as a monitor teacher during that time – they were students who were preparing for the Teaching Training College. Having completed his tenure in Knockskeagh, he secured a first grade scholarship for a two year course at De La Salle College, Waterford. Dick qualified as a teacher in 1913 with a First Class Diploma and was placed in the First Division by the Board of Education.

So, Knockskeagh played a huge role in his career and educational development.

Both 5th and 6th classes will be completing projects based on Dick Barrett over the next two months and the finished products will be put on display for us all to see in the school Halla in December.

Thank you Michael for your very informative visit, we look forward to getting started on the projects!