Chalk Talk Special: So much more than a school... St Oliver's celebrates 50 years
AISHLING MONAGHAN - CHALK TALK EDITOR
Fifty years ago, in October 1975, the Meath Chronicle reported on the opening and blessing of a new school in Blackcastle that reflected both of a growing town and a community investing in its future.
St Oliver’s, a 16-classroom building constructed at a cost of £190,000, was described at the time as a modern response to the educational needs of an expanding Navan.
But St Oliver’s was always more than just a school, it was the heart of a close-knit community. Surrounded by the homes and families of Blackcastle, Clusker Park, Aisling Place, Proudstown Road, St Mary's Park, Troytown Heights and Simonstown, the school grew alongside the area it served.
It was a shared space where neighbours became friends and generations stayed connected.
NOW READ THE WONDERFUL ARTICLES & FEATURES FROM THE RECENT MEATH CHRONICLE/CHALK TALK PULLOUT
Chalk Talk St Oliver's Special: Friendships that last a lifetime
Carol Elliott (nee Harte) and I became lifelong friends when we started Junior Infants in St. Oliver’s back in 1977, and nearly 50 years later, we found ourselves reminiscing about our school days and digging out old photos. READ ON...
Congratulations to the school community of St Oliver’s on reaching this 50th Anniversary of a very successful school where I spent 20 years having joined in 1978, my first teaching position straight out of college. READ ON...