Background
Scoil Moibhi, or Milverton National School as it is known locally, is a small four teacher school in Balcunnin, Skerries, Co. Dublin. It is built on land which was part of Milverton Demesne. The school was constructed in 1902 and opened on 23 May 1903, the principal was Mrs. Mary Reilly. The school was formerly Grange National School.
Milverton National School has survived two world wars and a civil war. It has educated pupils through astonishing times from King Edward VII and British rule to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland and the European Union. From the Wright brothers first flight in 1903 to Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon in 1969. From the suffragist movement to female Presidents.
Milverton School Principals (1903-Present)
Mrs. Mary Reilly | 1903 - 1904 |
Mrs. Anna De Lacy | 1904 - 1935 |
Mr. Joseph Byrne | 1935 - 1943 |
Mr. Daniel Hawkins | 1943 - 1949 |
Mr. Sean O'Farrell | 1949 - 1955 |
Mr. Tom Keane | 1955 - 1985 |
Mr. Shay McGuinness | 1986 - 2009 |
Mr. Johnny Tyndall | 2009 - 2019 |
Mrs. Maria Lynam | 2019 - Present |
Milverton Assistant Teachers (1903-Present)
Ms. Anna Connolly | 1905 - 1910 |
Ms. Johnstone | 1910 - 1916 |
Ms. Brereton | 1917 |
Ms. McKee | 1917 - 1926 |
Ms. Maura Seaver | 1927 - 1935 |
Mrs. Alice Tiernan | 1935 - 1950 |
Ms. Tilly McGee | 1950 - 1962 |
Ms. Doris Duggan | 1962 - 1968 |
Ms. Hurley | 1968 - 1970 |
Ms. Ann Gavin | 1970 - 1974 |
Mrs. Bernie Duff | 1974 - 2002 |
Mrs. Mary Whitty | 1991 - 2017 |
Mrs. Maria Lynam | 2001 - 2004 |
Mrs. Bernie O'Grady | 2002 - 2003 |
Ms. Maria Ferry | 2003 - 2019 |
Ms. Maria Coyle | 2005 - 2010 |
Ms. Miriam Gilroy | 2008 - Present |
Ms. Deirdre Smith | 2010 - Present |
Mr. Conor McGuinness | 2017 - Present |
Ms. Nadia Grimes | 2019 - Present |
Ms. Aoife Hall | 2023 - Present |
Ms. Roisin O'Callaghan | 2023 - Present |