The first female teacher on the staff of Midleton Christian Brothers School in Cork starts work.
Pupils of Midleton Christian Brothers School (CBS) in County Cork begin the school year in a new primary school building. Another huge change for Midleton CBS Primary School is that after 101 years a female teacher, Bridie Buckley has been appointed.
Bridie Buckley was a pupil at St Aloysius Secondary School, Carrigtwohill in County Cork. She then trained at Mary Immaculate Training School for Teachers in Limerick.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 11 September 1968. The footage shown here is mute.
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