Five Teachers Honoured At INTO Function In Meadowlands

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Lillian McMahon Breen, Presentation Primary, Tom Begley, CBS Primary; Siobhan Uí Dhónaill, Derryquay NS; Brendan McMahon, CBS Primary and Mary McMahon, Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh, at a function to mark their retirement from teaching at The Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

TEACHERS from schools in the Tralee area who have retired recently were honoured at a special INTO function in the Meadowlands on Friday night.

John Boyle, General Secretary of the INTO was present and paid warm tributes to Lillian McMahon Breen of Presentation Primary; Tom Begley, CBS Primary; Siobhan Uí Dhónaill, Derryquay NS; Brendan McMahon, CBS Primary and Mary McMahon, Scoil Eoin, Balloonagh who retired this year.

It was a special night for the McMahons as Mary is married to Brendan while Brendan’s sister is Lillian McMahon Breen. Between them they have over 100 years of teaching experience.

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Tom Begley retired from CBS Primary School after 41 years teaching, while Siobhan Uí Dhonaill, the Principal in Derryquay from 2013 up to this summer, spent nearly 40 years in the classroom.

Also attending were teaching colleagues from CBS, Scoil Eoin, Presentation and Derryquay as John Boyle made presentations of crystal vases to each retiree.

Mary McMahon with husband Brendan and Brendan’s sister Lillian McMahon Breen who all retired recently, at a function to mark their retirement at The Meadowlands Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

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