Killeenduff National School (officially known as St Farnan’s N.S.) is a two teacher school located just outside Easkey village in Co. Sligo. The single storey building is situated across from The Split Rock. Local Legend has it that this rock – though actually carried to its current location by an Ice Age glacier – was split in two as a result of an argument between two giants. It is said that if one walks through the Split Rock three times, it will close, entombing the person for all time.
Within the school building, which was renovated and extended in 2007, are a junior classroom (Junior Infants – 2nd class), a Senior classroom (3rd class to 6th class), a special education room, a music/extra classroom, an office, a kitchen, toilet facilities and a store room.
The junior room got to visit Dunphy's dairy farm last Friday. It was a fantastic trip. Sincere thanks to Joseph and Helen Dunphy for giving us a tour of your amazing facility. The children loved seeing the milking parlour, visiting the calves and cows and your amazing polytunnel with all the fruit and vegetables you have.
Well done to our Parents Association, who organised the Killeenduff NS entry into the 2026 Easkey St. Patrick's Day Parade 'Fionn MacCumhaill and the Split Rock. They created wonderful costumes, swords and shields. Accompanied by Fionn, our creative schools macnas puppet, parents and children marched through Easkey as 'Na Fianna' with great pride, courage and bravery.
Thank you also to the Easkey parade organising committee. Easkey Enhancement Association LEAP Project Easkey
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