Schools in Dysart 1. The first school in Dysart was situated behind the Church. A site was obtained from Sir Francis Hopkins & a grant of £25 was obtained from the estate of Mr. James Hevey, Mullingar, who made provision in his Will, for education in the Parish of Dysart. The school was 6 feet from the back wall of the Church and it meant that sunlight could not enter through the windows on that side. The school had to be erected in this position because all the sites that Fr. Maguire applied for at that time were denied to him. This school was demolished in 1947 when a new school was built on the Castletown road.

Schools in Dysart 2 Reverand James Conway was appointed parish priest in Dysart Loughanavalley in He secured a site, a gift from D.E.Williams for a new school. The new school was completed in 1943 at a cost of £ It was built of mass concrete, red brick, pebble dash & slate with tile & timber floors.

Schools in Dysart 3 Our new school was built in The old school was in very bad repair as well as being very cramped. Our new school cost € to build. The Department of Education & Science provided € to the B.O.M. who then built the school under a scheme known as the ‘Devolved Grant’. Our school is built on Parish land, in front of the Parochial House. It is about 50 m away from the ‘Old School’ & is named ‘Scoil Pádraig Naofa’ ‘Scoil Pádraig Naofa’