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About Cumann na mBunscol |
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Cumann
na mBunscol was set up in 1977 when a group of teachers met
after the annual Corn na Casca match between Dublin and Limerick
primary schools. They decided to approach some other interested
teachers and a meeting was arranged for New Year’s Day, 1971
in Limerick. The attendance on that day included, Tom Garry who
was to be Runai for 21 years, Peadar Mac Craith, Martin
Kitterick and Pat Guthrie. They decided to explore the
possibility of setting up a national body to promote Gaelic
games in primary schools. They decided to call the organisation
Bord Eadar Cathrach na mBunscol. Later other areas were to join.
So the areas involved in Cumann na mBunscol were Dublin, Cork,
Thurles, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny, Clare, Dundalk and
Drogheda.
During
the first ten years the coiste set about consolidating the
organisation and Meath was the only new area to join in that
period. Finance was obtained from the G.A.A. and medal
sponsorship was got from C.I.E. As a consequence, huge crowds of
children travelled all over the country in special trains. Later
when A.I.B. took over the sponsorship, only the teams travelled
and they usually stayed overnight.
In
these early years the AGM was held at a different venue each
year and this was a very sociable affair. Of these meetings the
one held on the occasion of Sciath na Scol's 75th anniversary in
Cork is probably the most memorable. Michael Jackson was in the
chair and the delegates were snowbound in Blarney for the
weekend.
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