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Rev. Neal McGuckian requested Grant Aid to erect and furnish a National School in the village of Donaghmore, mainly for Roman Catholic children of the area, as there were already two schools in the village under Protestant patronage. Both of these scholls were perches off the intended National School. The population of the area was 500-600 families. The aid requested was £118-17-11 for building and £24-18-0 for furnishing. The following people were signatories in supporting the application. A further grant for privies and furnishings for £82-10-0 was given, this included £3 for boarding the floor.
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Protestant
John Hogg Pres. Minister
Alex McKenzie
Henry Brown
James Dickson
Thomas Anderson
James Halliday
Andrew Sloan
James Hamilton
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Roman Catholic
Rev. Neal McGuckin P.P.
Rev. Daniel Hughes C.C.
Bernard Donnelly
John McCausland
Hugh O'Neill
Matthew Devlin
William O'Neill
John Carr
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The land for the school was provided by John McCausland.
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Important Events in the Schools History
11th December 1841 - School opens
1st April 1861 - Female School Established.
30th January 1882 - Application made for erecting a new schoolhouse.
1st April 1883 - Male and Female schools recognised as mixed due to rebuilding of the old Schoolhouse.
1884 - The Roll numbers 2062 and 8643 were superseded by the Roll numbers 12638 and 12639 and the name St. Patrick's was given to the New School which consisted of one large room 25 ft x 18 ft x 14 ft 4".
1st Ocober 1917 - St Patrick's Boys and Girls' schools werre amalgamated from this date - Roll Number 12638
31st July 1958 - Last day when pupils attended the school.
1988 - In this year Donaghmore Historical Society took over the building which is now in use as a Heritage Centre.
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