Bell tolls on Cork's northside as two primary schools merge

Strawberry Hill National School will open in September, with the amalgamation of Sunday’s Well Boys National School and Sunday’s Well Girls

Fifth class pupil Bartosz Lenartowicz rings the bell in the schoolyard marking the end of an era at Sunday's Well BNS. Pictures: Larry Cummins

As one door closes, another opens, and a new era for education begins for students in Cork City.

Strawberry Hill National School will open at the beginning of September, with the amalgamation of Sunday’s Well Boys National School (BNS) and Sunday’s Well Girls to form one co-ed school.