School with 12 pupils to remain open
Shrone National School, lying in the shadows of the Paps Mountains, was to become part of an amalgamated school in Rathmore, but parents resisted and waged a long campaign to save the tiny place of learning.
It has been confirmed that Education Minister Mary Hanafin, who recently met parents and teachers from Shrone, while she was on a visit to Killarney, has granted a request from the school patron, Bishop Murphy, to keep it open.
