The history of education in Knockanure goes back to the 1750s, when a hedge school was recorded in a field in Trien called “O’ Sullivan’s Meadow”. From 1824 a mud – walled, thatched school, attached to the old thatched chapel stood in the field between our present school and Flynn’s Bar. 
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In 1874, the old school, now the Community Centre, was built on Goulding’s land.  This was a stone-walled, slated structure, a great improvement on the previous damp, muddy building. At this time boys and girls were educated separately and didn’t even mix at play time.

 
In 1966 these two schools were amalgamated, and our present school was opened.  This school was a modern 1960’s style building with central heating, light filled rooms and lovely new tables and chairs to replace the old style wooden desks of former eras.