Miss Ann Costello, our Junior and Senior Infants' teacher, helped to instil the basics of mastery by focussing upon mastery of the basics. Indeed, her classroom was not only a study in accuracy and attention to detail but in harmony. Seldom in harmony were we during her music classes though, not that it ever stopped her from believing there was music in us, something she pleaded with us to never let go of.
Continuing on the theme of music, nature-loving Mrs. Anne O'Brien (who taught us from 1st to 3rd Class) believed that the Premier County's jaw-dropping countryside played the sweetest tunes to those willing to listen. Art & Design being an equal passion of hers, Mrs. O'Brien saw it and nature as being inextricably linked, a perspective that greatly influenced our design beliefs.
A Principal of principle was Mr. Denis Floyd (whom we had in 4th, 5th and 6th Class), we taking great example from his disciplined and distinguished ways. His book, "In the Shade of Arra" (see accompanying graphic) also greatly helped to develop our sense of place, identity and belonging.