Sacred Heart Church,
Ferrybank    

St. Mary's Boy's Primary School

 The original school building was just to the north of the present school site; it stood on the lands of the Barron-Newell family of Belmont .  This school was probably endowed by the Barron-Newell family.  A new National School opened its doors in 1897.

The Principal Teacher was William Foley.  He was succeeded by his son Daniel Foley (c. 1920).  Daniel Foley died in 1938.   Richard Lyng, a native of The Rower, Co. Kilkenny, served as Principal Teacher 1938 – 1968.

A new school premises opened in 1959 across the road from the 1897 building which having been refurbished and extended now serves as the Parish Community Centre.   The present school building was extended in 1975.

Frank Heylin, a noted local historian of Waterford had worked at the school since 1928 and he served as Principal Teacher 1968 until  1971.   Richard Hayden was Principal Teacher 1971 – 1998.

The present Principal Teacher is Gerard Duggan.