Saint Patrick's B.N.S., Cork.

On the 13th of September 1841 St. Patrick's school opened. It was located at St. Luke's Cross because it was the most central part of St. Patrick's area. 360 pupils in total enrolled in the school, 174 boys and 126 girls. St. Patrick's school survived the dark years of the famine. The school was opened and within ten years there were 300 pupils.

The boys' school moved to the present site on Gardiner's Hill on the 29th of November 1937 and was officially opened by the then Lord Mayor Jim Hickey. There were 261 boys enrolled that day.

It is hard to imagine the thousands of boys, parents and staff who have passed through Saint Patrick's since 1841 but it is an impressive thought that the school has been a vital part of the wider community throughout this time.

By Eoin Kavanagh
(Eoin is pictured scraping mud from his shoes at the original entrance.)