School 2014
History
St Fin Barre’s National School is located on a site of rich historical importance being the point from which the city of Cork grew. We are fortunate to be located in an area which provides a wealth of education resources from the magnificent Cathedral of St Fin Barre to the University College whose motto “Where Fin Barre taught let Munster learn” underlines the importance of the area. The first reference to the building of a school in the parish is from the Council records of 4/6/1696. This was six years after the Siege of Cork. In the 1950s there were three city centre schools – St Nicholas, Central (Christ Church) and St Fin Barre’s (Dean Street). All three schools amalgamated and moved to the site of the present school in 1960..
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