About
Drim N.S. in bygone days.
Drim National School was built in 1941 and is situated in the picturesque surroundings of East Galway. Nestling at the foot of the Slieve Aughty Mountains, it is one of four rural schools in the parish of Ballinakill.
The present building replaced the original school, which was built by the local people around 1917. A local girl, Sarah Keane was paid by the people to teach in the school. Following recognition of the school by the Department of Education, Mrs. Dewane was appointed as the first principal in 1918. Past pupils of the school, now in their eighties, remember the overcrowding and the lack of toilet facilities. There wasn’t enough place for all the children to sit down at the same time. Water had to be carried from a local well each day.
The present school was built in 1941. Some improvements to the school were carried out in the 1970’s and in the 1980’s. In 2006, further improvements added two bright new classrooms. Interactive whiteboards were installed in 2008, enabling the teachers to provide stimulating presentations and activities to make learning more enjoyable.
The name of our school is derived from the Irish word drom, meaning small hill and refers to the hill that the school is built on.
Our school has a fine big playground with a basketball court and a tunnel called Gus! We also have a playing pitch.
School grounds
Our playground sheds were recently painted to show Irish Legends – the story of Fionn MacCumhaill and The Children of Lir. We really like the pictures.
Irish Legends painted on the playground shelters