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Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Dhún Na Ngall County Donegal Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future • Celebrating Reflecting Vocational Education Committee Education Vocational 1905-2005 County Donegal Donegal County 1905-2005 Todhchaí • Múnlú na Súil Siar • Ceiliúradh Chontae Dhún na nGallChontae Coiste GairmoideachaisCoiste County Donegal Vocational Education Committee 1905-2000 Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae Dhún na nGall 1905-2005 Súil Siar • Ceiliúradh • Múnlú na Todhchaí County Donegal Vocational Education Committee 1905-2005 Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future November 2005 Editor - Sandra Buchanan COISTE GAIRMOIDEACHAIS CHONTAE DHÚN NA NGALL 1905-2005 Súil Siar • Ceiliúradh • Múnlú na Todhchaí First Published 2005 by Co Donegal Vocational Education Committee Ard O Donnell Letterkenny Co Donegal Ireland © 2005 Co Donegal Vocational Education Committee ISBN 0-9551575-0-1 978-0-9551575-0-9 Sponsored by Bank of Ireland Cover and book designed and printed by www.marleydesign.com COUNTY DONEGAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1905-2005 Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future 1. Attendance 2. Minutes 3. Sanctions from Department 4. Re Prize Awarded Under 1905 Farm Prize Scheme 5. Re Destruction of Timber Trees in Ireland 6. Appointment of Secretary 7. Leave of Absence to Secretary 8. Application by Mr Matthew Neely 9. Resolution of Dunfanaghy Rural District Council 10. Farm Prize Scheme 1906 11. Scheme of Prizes Agenda of the Inaugural Meeting of Co Donegal Joint Technical Instruction Committee 21 November 1905 1. Attendance 2. Apologies 3. Election of Chairman 4. Election of Vice Chairman 5. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer 6. Appointment of Treasurer 7. Appointment of Domestic Science Teacher 8. Appointment of Sub. Committee 9. Official Seal 10. Date of Next Meetings 11. List of Members of the Committee Appointed by the Urban District Councils 12. Schools Meals (Gaeltacht) Act, 1930 13. Provision for Vocational Education in the Gaeltacht Areas 14. Qualification of Science Teachers in Irish 15. Provision for Irish Class in Ramelton Agenda of the Inaugural Meeting of Co Donegal Vocational Education Committee 04 November 1930 1. Minutes of Meeting of Committee 2. Chief Executive Officer’s Report 3. Financial Report 4. Building Programme Report 5. Reports from Meetings of Boards of Management/Sub-Committees 6. Members’ Business 7. Any Other Relevant Business Agenda of Centenary Meeting of Co Donegal Vocational Education Committee 21 November 2005 COUNTY DONEGAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1905-2005 Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements v List of Photographs & Scans vi List of Tables ix Glossary of Abbreviations x Map of County Donegal xi Preface xii Introduction 1 1. 1900-1905 Introduction 6 1.1 Donegal County Council Agriculture & Technical Instruction Committee 6 (i) Committee Business 6 (ii) Committee Secretary 9 1.2 Itinerant Instructors 9 (i) Domestic Economy Instruction 10 (ii) Manual Instruction 11 (iii) Ineligibility of Residents of the County for Employment 12 1.3 Finances 15 (i) General 15 (ii) Travelling/Locomotion Expenses 19 (iii) Employers Liability 20 (iv) Local Government Audit 20 1.4 Study Visits 21 1.5 Schools 21 Conclusion 21 2. 1905-1930 Introduction 24 2.1 Finances 24 2.2 Instructors 27 2.3 Instruction on the Islands 28 2.4 Caretaking 29 2.5 Inspectors Reports 30 2.6 Technical Schools 32 (i) Ballyshannon & Letterkenny 33 (ii) Carndonagh & Buncrana 35 (iii) Buncrana 37 (iv) Milford 37 2.7 Irish 37 2.8 Health & Safety 38 Conclusion 38 I COISTE GAIRMOIDEACHAIS CHONTAE DHÚN NA NGALL 1905-2005 Súil Siar • Ceiliúradh • Múnlú na Todhchaí 3. 1931-1966 Introduction 40 3.1 Committee Business 40 3.2 Chief Executive Officer 42 3.3 Finances 43 (i) Fees 45 3.4 Subjects Taught 46 3.5 Gender Issues 48 3.6 Instructors 48 (i) Salary Scales 48 (ii) Qualifications 50 (iii) Vice-Principals 51 3.7 Staff Development 51 3.8 Technical Schools 51 (i) Glenties - McDevitt Institute 53 (ii) Milford 54 (iii) Annagry/Loughanure 57 (iv) Stranorlar 57 (v) Letterkenny 59 (vi) Buncrana 60 (vii) Donegal Town 62 (viii) Moville 64 (ix) Carrick 64 (x) Bundoran 65 (xi) Ballyshannon 65 (xii) Arranmore Island 66 (xiii) Gortahork 67 (xiv) Dungloe 67 (xv) Carndonagh 67 (xvi) Gweedore (Derrybeg) 68 (xvii) Raphoe 68 (xviii) Killybegs 70 3.9 Other School Matters 70 (i) School Meals 70 (ii) Use of Schools for External Purposes 71 (iii) Holiday Scheme 71 3.10 Hotel Training School, Bundoran / Catering College, Killybegs 72 3.11 Letterkenny Regional Technical College (RTC) 73 3.12 Status and Usage of Irish 73 3.13 Adult Education 74 Conclusion 75 II COUNTY DONEGAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1905-2005 Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future 4. 1967-1999 Introduction 76 4.1 Finances & Staffing 77 4.2 Vocational/Second-Level Schools - Rationalisation in the 1960s & 1970s 79 (i) Glenties – McDevitt Institute (St Columba’s Comprehensive) 79 (ii) Gweedore (Derrybeg) 79 (iii) Dungloe / Loughanure 80 (iv) Gortahork 80 (v) Carndonagh 81 (vi) Ballyshannon 81 (vii) Buncrana 81 (viii) Carrick 83 (ix) Donegal Town - Abbey Vocational School 83 (x) Letterkenny 85 (xi) Bundoran - Magh Éne College 85 (xii) Killybegs - The Rebel School & St Catherine’s 86 (xiii) Tory Island - Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille Oileán Thoraí 88 (xiv) Arranmore Island - Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada 88 (xv) Ballinamore - Gairmscoil Chú Uladh 89 (xvi) Milford 90 4.3 Adult Education Services 91 4.4 Gartan Outdoor Education Centre (OEC) 92 4.5 Hotel School / Tourism College Killybegs 93 4.6 Letterkenny Regional Technical College (RTC) 94 4.7 Sporting Achievements 94 4.8 North-South Activities 96 Conclusion 97 III COISTE GAIRMOIDEACHAIS CHONTAE DHÚN NA NGALL 1905-2005 Súil Siar • Ceiliúradh • Múnlú na Todhchaí 5. 2000-2005 Introduction 98 5.1 Administration Offices 99 5.2 Second-Level Schools 100 (i) Coláiste Ailigh, Leitir Ceannain 100 (ii) Mulroy College, Milford 101 (iii) Moville Community College 101 (iv) Raphoe - Deele College 102 (v) Tory Island - Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille Oileán Thoraí 102 (vi) Bundoran - Magh Éne College 103 (vii) Principals of Second-Level Schools 104 5.3 Adult Education Services 104 5.4 Tourism College Killybegs 106 5.5 Vocational Education Committee, 2005 107 5.6 New Developments 108 (i) Second Level Schools 108 (ii) Adult Education Services 108 (iii) Gartan OEC 108 (iv) Local Music Education Service 109 Conclusion 109 Bibliography 111 Appendix 1 Chronology of Events in the History of County Donegal VEC 112 Appendix 2 Joint Technical Instruction Committee & Vocational Education Committee Chairpersons 1905-2005 117 Appendix 3 Chief Executive Officers 1930-2005 118 IV COUNTY DONEGAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1905-2005 Reflecting • Celebrating • Shaping the Future ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brennan, Archivist and Arlene Crampsie, Archives Service, Donegal County Council, for The idea for the development of a book access to original records; to Rory Cameron, looking back over the history of County Donegal Mallon Technology for the scanning of sections Vocational Education Committee was first of the original minutes and to Clíona and Paul mooted in early 2005. The work began in Marley at Marley Design for their patience earnest in June which meant that time was of throughout the design process and for an the essence as only three and a half months in excellent job in both the design and printing. total were available. Because of this, thanks are due to a great many people for their assistance Thanks to Bank of Ireland for sponsoring the and support in researching and putting this publication of this book, particularly John book together. Keegan, Regional Manager North-West, Pat Loughnane, Manager and Patricia McAteer, Thanks to members of the current staff in Customer Services Manager, Bank of the VEC offices, Letterkenny - Finola Furey, Ireland, Letterkenny and Kathryn Gallagher, Jim McGlynn, Ciaran Cunningham, Jackie Sponsorships Department, Retail Strategy Gallagher, Paddy Kelly, Seán Ó Longáin, CEO and and Marketing, Bank of Ireland, Lower particularly Frankie Quinn for all their searching Baggot Street, Dublin. for and provision of information, data and photographs and answering all questions asked Finally thanks to the other members of the (no matter how trivial or repetitive!). Centenary Celebrations Steering Group not already mentioned for their assistance - Danny Thanks to all the Principals, Directors, Co-ordina- O Brien, former Principal of the Buncrana tors, Managers, teaching and administrative Vocational School; Dessie Griffin, former staff within the schools, centres, programmes Principal, Deele College, Raphoe; Mary Anne and services across the county for providing Kane, Principal, Abbey Vocational School, information and photographs and to all in Adult Donegal Town; Paddy O Connor, Principal, Education Services, particularly Cróna Gallagher Letterkenny Vocational School; Rita Gleeson, and Martin Gormley, Adult Education Officers Principal, Mulroy College, Milford; Michael O (North County and South County respectively) Giobuin, Principal, Coláiste Ailigh, Leitir and Myles Sweeney. Ceanainn; Brian Whitelaw, Principal, Tourism College, Killybegs; Ursula MacPherson, Director, Thanks also to members and former members Gartan Outdoor Education Centre and Terence of the Donegal Historical Society not only for Slowey, Chairperson, Co Donegal VEC. the provision of information and photographs but also for their valuable advice and guidance – Without a doubt this book contains many gaps Anthony Begley (also former Principal of – it was quite simply not
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