History of Scoil Mhuire College
Scoil Mhuire was founded in 1951 by the late Miss Katherine M. Cahil, M.A., Miss O’Donovan, M.A. and Miss Joan O’Donovan, M.A. (who later joined the Dominican Order). The school opened at 2 Sidney Place with seventy pupils aged from nine to seventeen years. In 1954, when Scoil Ite closed, most of it’s pupils and some staff transferred to Scoil Mhuire, which then became an all-age school from Kindergarten upwards. Over the years, the buildings occupied by the school have been extended by purchasing adjoining properties. Pupil numbers now exceed 400.
Scoil Mhuire has provided a full curriculum of subjects from the outset and has always promoted high academic standards. Care for individual pupils is a strong part of our ethos, and all pupils are helped to reach their full potential. Scoil Mhuire retains it’s Catholic ethos and gives priority to the personal and spiritual development of each pupil.
This tradition of personal care and individual attention has enabled Scoil Mhuire to carve out a unique niche in the education of young women in Cork.
