Ardfinnan celebrates 100 years of primary school education [nationalist.ie]
- Published: 06 October 2010
Ardfinnan National School celebrated its centenary on Sunday on a very proud day for the community.
Candles were brought to the altar at the Mass to represent those that attended the school throughout each decade. The mass was representative of the pupils and staff past and present, Board of Management, Parents Association, parents and grandparents.
Offertory gifts contrasted the old and the new. The gifts included a clock symbolical of the passing of time, an old school bell, and roll books from Ardfinnan, Crough and Gormanstown National Schools.
'The Village School' by John Fitzgerald was recited, reminding us of the pride in Ardfinnan, the different world in 1910 and the proud sport traditions.
Local song writer Stefan Grace penned a song especially for this historic occasion. 'The Song of The Wind' encompassed all that is beautiful in 'The Village' - the castle, the weir, the geese, playing football on the green.
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