placenamesClaregalway
Baile Chláir
The school’s own history traces its twentieth-century building and the later amalgamation of boys’ and girls’ teaching.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile Chláir · Irish · main form · validated name
- Claregalway · English · main form
Place & story
Opening in 1930 and joining in 1970
Construction of Claregalway’s new school at Lakeview began in 1929. The school’s history dates its official opening to 6 October 1930, citing an entry in the girls’ daily report book. Boys and girls initially remained separate, but their schools amalgamated in 1970 under Seán Glynn. Enrolment subsequently rose from 123 pupils in 1971 to 300 in 1993. An extension in the 1980s added five classrooms and other facilities, followed by two further classrooms in the mid-1990s. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Claregalway. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- School History · S.N. Bhaile Chláir na Gaillimhe
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.