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Kilrush is on the banks of the River Shannon.
It is home to St.Senan’s Primary School. On May 1st 1855 the
Sisters of Mercy sailed up the River Shannon and arrived at
Cappa Pier. The school in Chapel St. was run by the Sisters
of Mercy from May 1855 until 1868. In May 1874 the Christian
Brothers arrived in Kilrush and began a school in Toler Street
and in 1968 transferred to their new building on the Cooraclare
Road In January 1868 the school was transferred to the new building
in the convent. In 1966 a new school was opened- Scoil Naisiunta
Mhuire gan Smal agus Naomh Sheanain . In 1984 a further 4 classrooms
were added. In 1996 the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of
Mercy Schools amalgamated and the Co.Ed. school St.Senan’s N.
S. was established, with 333 pupils and 17 teachers. Today in
the year 2001 there is a staff of 20 teachers and 2 Special
Needs Assistants, catering for the diverse needs of our 320
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