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North Clare bid a fond farewell to two women who have helped shape the educational landscape of the area this week as both Mary Lyons and Seosaimhín Uí Dhomhnalláin retired from teaching. The two women, who were recently principals of the Ennistymon CBS and Scoil Mhuire respectively, enjoyed their last day of teaching this Tuesday, after a combined total of 81 years in Ennistymon. Indeed, both women’s careers had many similarities – both made Clare their home after falling for West Clare men, both had their first stint of teaching in the Kilrush CBS in the early 1980s and both oversaw the massive educational transition which eventually birthed the Ennistymon Community School. A proud Cork woman, Mary Lyons was drawn to education by a love of science. She came to the Ennistymon CBS in 1985 and over the years has taught chemistry, science, religion PE and business. She became deputy principal in 2000 and principal in 2016. “I made Clare …
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