placenamesRenmore
An Rinn Mhór
The junior school’s history records its first pupils and the gradual separation of junior and senior classrooms.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Rinn Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Renmore · English · main form
Place & story
The first school years
Scoil Chaitríona Junior enrolled 104 boys and 103 girls on 2 July 1973, led by its first principal, Roisín Bean Mhic Cumhaill. Its institutional history describes six classes, from junior infants to second class. The senior school began in 1974 using newly completed rooms in the junior-school building. In July 1975 its pupils and teachers moved into their own section, completing another stage in the development of Renmore’s school complex. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Renmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- History of Our School: Scoil Chaitríona Junior,Renmore · Scoil Chaitríona Junior, Renmore
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.