History
- 1828 - a site for O'Connell Schools was bought and the foundation stone laid by Daniel O'Connell. The school opened in 1831 with 4 classrooms for 600 children. The first superior was Blessed Edmund Rice.
- 1925 - The Department of Education accepted OCS into the State system.
- 1931 - Playing fields in Clontarf were leased by the Christian Brothers.
- 1943 - Hall opened
- 1953 - On the 31st August the current primary school building was opened.
- 1957 - Mr. Luke O'Brien began teaching in O'Connell Primary
- 1977 - In June of this year St. Canice's school closed and OCS was now the only senior boys school in the parish.
- 1978 - O'Connell's Schools celebrated their 150th Anniversary.
- 2003 - O'Connell's Schools celebrated their 175th Anniversary with a live radio broadcast from the secondary school by former pupil Pat Kenny.
- 2007 - Luke O'Brien continues to teach voluntarily in O'Connell Primary and marks his 50th year as a teacher here.
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