Local History

Foreword

The study of local history makes an important contribution to giving children a sense of pride in their environment and heritage. Over the years, St Colmcille's B.N.S., Swords, Co. Dublin has built up a substantial archive of local history material, inspired in part by the fact that the distinguished historian, Patrick O’Neill, NT (RIP) was a past pupil and teacher in our school. His series of monographs, An Macalla, was of invaluable assistance as initial source material.