Flashback to first day at Nurney school 100 years ago

At this time of the year, there is much ado about schools reopening after the summer holidays and new pupils taking the big leap into ‘big school.’ 

 Here is a flashback at the pupils who entered Nurney National School for the first time in 1924: Annie Beck, Balkinstown; Christina Nolan, Kings Commons; Annie Nolan, Eaglehill; Jane Nolan, Eaglehill; Rose Corcoran, Nurney; Mary Lawlor, Kildoon; Brigid Breen, Kildoon; Mary Whelan, Commons; Ellen Bowden, Kildoon; Ellen Robotham, Walterstown; Stephen O’Brien, Nurney; Anthony Delaney, Balkinstown; Anthony Martin, Kildoon; William Kearney, Balkinstown; Paul Conway, Gurteen; Patrick Flynn, Gurteen; Christopher Quinn, Myerstown; John Kearney; Commons; Peter Condon, Balkinstown; Anthony Muldowney, Harristown; Martin Delaney, Kildoon; John Nolan, Eaglehill; Michael Nolan, Kildoon; George Robotham, Walterstown; Percy Pearson, Balkinstown; Thomas Nolan, Eaglehill, and Patrick Nolan, Eaglehill.