ADAIR THROUGH THE YEARS
FERMOY ADAIR SCHOOL WITHIN A LOCAL CONTEXT
by Christy Roche in "Adair through the Ages" ( 2004)
The following jottings give you some idea of what the pupils of Fermoy Adair School would have observed and heard about as they travelled to and from their daily lessons.
1800 - 1809
The pupils would have seen many new buildings rising in Fermoy. These included Christ Church, the buildings in St. James Place and both the old and new military barracks. Fermoy College was founded. Act of Union was passed in 1801. There would have been talk of the Robert Emmet Rebellion.
1810 – 1819
This decade saw an increase in the numbers of military stationed in the town and an increase in the numbers of shops and businesses. St. Patrick Catholic Church was built. The ending of the war with France saw a decrease in the number of military and a general decline in trade and business towards the end of the decade. Rev. William Adair died in 1814. Duke of Wellington visited Fermoy in 1815. Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815.
1820 – 1829
John Anderson died at the beginning of the decade. In 1823 Peter Robinson came to Fermoy from Canada and over a three year period organised the paid emigration of over 2500 people from the Fermoy region to Ontario, Canada. Catholic Emancipation gave political rights to Roman Catholics in Ireland.
1830 – 1839
The population of the area was growing at an alarming rate and many poor people came to live in the town hoping to obtainemployment. A National School, now the C.Y.M.S. was built in 1933. The Presentation Convent (1938) and the Presbyterian Church (1839) were other notable buildings of this era. The cholera epidemic struck. The National Education System was instated.
1840 – 1849
The latter half of this decade saw the Great Famine. The poorhouse was set up in the west wing of the New Barracks. (Between the show grounds and the soccer pitch). By January 1847, over 2000 people were residing in this building. By March, over 500 had died and were buried in the adjacent famine graveyard.
1850 – 1859
Loretto Convent (1853) and St Coleman’s College (1858) were built in this decade. A new poor house/hospital was built off the Tallow Road in 1857 (Now St Patrick’s Hospital, Fermoy). During this decade the Catholic Bishop of Cloyne, Bishop Timothy Murphy lived in Fermoy. The Tenant League in Ireland was founded in 1850.
1860 – 1869
Fermoy Bridge was built at a cost of £11000. A spire and new façade was added to the Catholic Church. The Fermoy – Mallow Railway line opened and four trains made the 45 minute journey each week day and one on Sunday. The Munster Bank opened in Fermoy in 1866. This later became the Munster and Leinster Bank, and is now the A.I.B. The Fenian Rising was a news item in 1867. The Church of Ireland was disestablished in 1869.
1870 – 1879
The Fermoy-Lismore railway opened in 1872. This line was built by the Duke of Devonshire and later joined to the Fermoy-Mallow line. The Irish Land League was founded in 1879.
1880 – 1889
The 1880’s saw the foundation of the Fermoy Rowing club in 1882. The Gaelic Athletic Association and the Fermoy Amateur Athletic Sports were held on August 4th 1885. On August 20th Royal Artillery held their own sports meeting. This included tug-o-war which was won by the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
1890 – 1899
The new railway line to Mitchelstown opened. School children from Glanworth availed of this new service to travel to Fermoy. Kilworth Shooting Ranges were opened on May 11th 1895.Foundation of Gaelic League in 1893.
1900 – 1909
Bishop Murphy Memorial School was built. The Little Company of Mary came to town and they worked in Fermoy Hospital. The Bank of Ireland was opened.
1910 – 1919
There was recruiting for the Great War between 1914 - 1918. A bad flood happened in 1916. Father Kennedy died. The Easter Rising occurred up in Dublin in 1916. The Kent brothers were arrested in Castlelyons and brought to Fermoy. The aerodrome was opened off Dublin road. The Lousitania ship sunk off the Old Head of Kinsale in 1915. Irish Independence was declared in 1919.
1920 – 1929
The town wrecked by Buff’s Regiment, (British army). The British army left in 1922. Barracks and aerodrome were burnt. Fermoy College(The Manor), closed. Statue of Father Kennedy, the Land League priest, was erected. Anglo / Irish War occurred between 1919 and 1921. The Anglo Irish Treaty was signed in 1921. The Irish Free State Constitution was adopted in 1922. The Civil War broke out in 1922-23. Ireland joined the League of Nations in 1923.
1930 – 1939
The Technical School was built in 1931 (the old Gaelscoil). The National School at the workhouse (Fermoy Hospital) closed. The New Constitution was signed in 1937. Economic War with Britain raged between 1932 and 1938.
1940 – 1949
Great flood of 1946. The cattle fair was held outside Christ Church. In 1945, Fermoy were Co. Football Champions. Fermoy Field Club was founded. Republic of Ireland was declared in 1949.
1950 – 1959
Fermoy Mart opened. Fairs were discontinued. St. Joseph’s Square was built. Fermoy Mitchelstown line of the railway closed. St. Joseph’s School opened. Faber Castell Pencil factory opened. Ireland entered the U.N.O. Comhairle Radio Éireann was set up in 1953. The Economic Crisis struck in 1956.
1960 - 1969
St. Colman’s extension was built. The railway closed. Television service began in 1961.
1970 – 1979
Corrin View Estate was built. Development of Greenhill, Duntaheen and Duntahane. Mary Cotter Crescent was built.
1980 – 1989
Rowing Club Pavilion and Colaiste an Craoibhín were built.
1990 – 1999
S.C.I. and BERG factories were built. Cluain Dara was built for elderly people. The army left Fermoy.
by Christy Roche in "Adair through the Ages" ( 2004)
The following jottings give you some idea of what the pupils of Fermoy Adair School would have observed and heard about as they travelled to and from their daily lessons.
1800 - 1809
The pupils would have seen many new buildings rising in Fermoy. These included Christ Church, the buildings in St. James Place and both the old and new military barracks. Fermoy College was founded. Act of Union was passed in 1801. There would have been talk of the Robert Emmet Rebellion.
1810 – 1819
This decade saw an increase in the numbers of military stationed in the town and an increase in the numbers of shops and businesses. St. Patrick Catholic Church was built. The ending of the war with France saw a decrease in the number of military and a general decline in trade and business towards the end of the decade. Rev. William Adair died in 1814. Duke of Wellington visited Fermoy in 1815. Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815.
1820 – 1829
John Anderson died at the beginning of the decade. In 1823 Peter Robinson came to Fermoy from Canada and over a three year period organised the paid emigration of over 2500 people from the Fermoy region to Ontario, Canada. Catholic Emancipation gave political rights to Roman Catholics in Ireland.
1830 – 1839
The population of the area was growing at an alarming rate and many poor people came to live in the town hoping to obtainemployment. A National School, now the C.Y.M.S. was built in 1933. The Presentation Convent (1938) and the Presbyterian Church (1839) were other notable buildings of this era. The cholera epidemic struck. The National Education System was instated.
1840 – 1849
The latter half of this decade saw the Great Famine. The poorhouse was set up in the west wing of the New Barracks. (Between the show grounds and the soccer pitch). By January 1847, over 2000 people were residing in this building. By March, over 500 had died and were buried in the adjacent famine graveyard.
1850 – 1859
Loretto Convent (1853) and St Coleman’s College (1858) were built in this decade. A new poor house/hospital was built off the Tallow Road in 1857 (Now St Patrick’s Hospital, Fermoy). During this decade the Catholic Bishop of Cloyne, Bishop Timothy Murphy lived in Fermoy. The Tenant League in Ireland was founded in 1850.
1860 – 1869
Fermoy Bridge was built at a cost of £11000. A spire and new façade was added to the Catholic Church. The Fermoy – Mallow Railway line opened and four trains made the 45 minute journey each week day and one on Sunday. The Munster Bank opened in Fermoy in 1866. This later became the Munster and Leinster Bank, and is now the A.I.B. The Fenian Rising was a news item in 1867. The Church of Ireland was disestablished in 1869.
1870 – 1879
The Fermoy-Lismore railway opened in 1872. This line was built by the Duke of Devonshire and later joined to the Fermoy-Mallow line. The Irish Land League was founded in 1879.
1880 – 1889
The 1880’s saw the foundation of the Fermoy Rowing club in 1882. The Gaelic Athletic Association and the Fermoy Amateur Athletic Sports were held on August 4th 1885. On August 20th Royal Artillery held their own sports meeting. This included tug-o-war which was won by the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
1890 – 1899
The new railway line to Mitchelstown opened. School children from Glanworth availed of this new service to travel to Fermoy. Kilworth Shooting Ranges were opened on May 11th 1895.Foundation of Gaelic League in 1893.
1900 – 1909
Bishop Murphy Memorial School was built. The Little Company of Mary came to town and they worked in Fermoy Hospital. The Bank of Ireland was opened.
1910 – 1919
There was recruiting for the Great War between 1914 - 1918. A bad flood happened in 1916. Father Kennedy died. The Easter Rising occurred up in Dublin in 1916. The Kent brothers were arrested in Castlelyons and brought to Fermoy. The aerodrome was opened off Dublin road. The Lousitania ship sunk off the Old Head of Kinsale in 1915. Irish Independence was declared in 1919.
1920 – 1929
The town wrecked by Buff’s Regiment, (British army). The British army left in 1922. Barracks and aerodrome were burnt. Fermoy College(The Manor), closed. Statue of Father Kennedy, the Land League priest, was erected. Anglo / Irish War occurred between 1919 and 1921. The Anglo Irish Treaty was signed in 1921. The Irish Free State Constitution was adopted in 1922. The Civil War broke out in 1922-23. Ireland joined the League of Nations in 1923.
1930 – 1939
The Technical School was built in 1931 (the old Gaelscoil). The National School at the workhouse (Fermoy Hospital) closed. The New Constitution was signed in 1937. Economic War with Britain raged between 1932 and 1938.
1940 – 1949
Great flood of 1946. The cattle fair was held outside Christ Church. In 1945, Fermoy were Co. Football Champions. Fermoy Field Club was founded. Republic of Ireland was declared in 1949.
1950 – 1959
Fermoy Mart opened. Fairs were discontinued. St. Joseph’s Square was built. Fermoy Mitchelstown line of the railway closed. St. Joseph’s School opened. Faber Castell Pencil factory opened. Ireland entered the U.N.O. Comhairle Radio Éireann was set up in 1953. The Economic Crisis struck in 1956.
1960 - 1969
St. Colman’s extension was built. The railway closed. Television service began in 1961.
1970 – 1979
Corrin View Estate was built. Development of Greenhill, Duntaheen and Duntahane. Mary Cotter Crescent was built.
1980 – 1989
Rowing Club Pavilion and Colaiste an Craoibhín were built.
1990 – 1999
S.C.I. and BERG factories were built. Cluain Dara was built for elderly people. The army left Fermoy.