The first one is from 1968.
What is immediately striking about this room compared to your own classroom?
Tubrid National School in 1968
This photograph shows the classroom of a national school in Ardfert, Co. Kerry. Notice the poor condition of the room, compared to the classrooms of today.
Reproduced from 'Ardfert in Times Past', by Tommy Frank O'Connor.Tubrid National School in 1968
Reproduced from 'Ardfert in Times Past', by Tommy Frank O'Connor.
Reproduced from 'Ardfert in Times Past', by Tommy Frank O'Connor.
Tubrid National School in 1968
This photograph shows the classroom of a national school in Ardfert, Co. Kerry. Notice the poor condition of the room, compared to the classrooms of today.
Reproduced from 'Ardfert in Times Past', by Tommy Frank O'Connor.This more recent photograph was taken in 2004.
What differences do you notice between it and the classroom in the earlier photograph above?
Lauragh National School in 2004
This is a photo of a modern classroom in Kerry. Notice the fire extinguisher, the PC and the new furniture.
From 'A Journey Through Tuosist' (2004), by the Tuosist Community Group.Lauragh National School in 2004
From 'A Journey Through Tuosist' (2004), by the Tuosist Community Group.
From 'A Journey Through Tuosist' (2004), by the Tuosist Community Group.
Lauragh National School in 2004
This is a photo of a modern classroom in Kerry. Notice the fire extinguisher, the PC and the new furniture.
From 'A Journey Through Tuosist' (2004), by the Tuosist Community Group.