Pamphlet; "Donoughmore School Journal; A tale of three schools", 80 pp including soft cover; stapled at spine; McNamara printer (p.6), no date but late 1989 or early 1990. Contains photos and articles on the history of the school, with enrolment list from 1911 to present from p. 54-75 and sprinkled with advertisements. Front cover, red lettering on blue background, with photo of the present school at centre, with line drawings of the three schools below; centre-fold colour photo of present teachers and pupils; otherwise in black and white. Contents; P. 5 Messages of Goodwill, (from Fr Thomas J. Ryan, Chairman of board of Management and Kathleen O'Donnell, Principal) P.6 Editorial & Donoughmore P.7 A Tale of Two Schools, P.8 Fr. Michael McCarthy, P.9 School Board of Management, P.11 Donoughmore School PTA, P.14 Two Sporting Greats( by Gerry Glynn), P.22 A Teacher Remembers (by Mary Cleary), P.23 Donoughmore our Parish, (by Kathleen Leddin [O'Donovan]), P.26 Our Teachers, P.27 Memories of Schooldays ( by Kitty Madigan nee Hayes), P.29 The Undocumented History of Donoughmore N.S., P.32 Tommy Griffin (by Pat Hayes), P33 Recollections of a Great Lady, P.35 Our Great Day (by Maurice Fitzgerald), P45 Jack Leahy Remembers, P.47 International Hockey Player, P47 Memories of the Old School (by Paul O'Driscoll), P.48 The Stone Wall, P.50 Donoughmore Schooldays in the 1930s (by Michael Nolan), P.54 Down Memory Lane and P.62 To School Through the Gardens (by Rita Kirwan [McEvoy]). The articles contain many lists of names which are not all given here or in association. Photo captions, p.13 Board of Management and PTA, P. 17 Limerick- All Ireland Champions 1973, P.25 Some of the stars of the Concerts at O'Donovans, p.26 Our teachers, p.28 The old school in the 1940s, showing the original entrance gate, p.32 Thomas Griffin on his home-made motor-cycle p. 32 Board of Management and PTA members at Dail Eireann with Frank Fahy Minister of Education and Willie O'Dea, p.35 Mary O'Rourke T.D. cuts the tape to open the school, p.36 James Butler makes a presentation to the minister and Mike O'Brien admiring the plaque on the new school, centre-fold, school group 1989, p.42 Guests at the Official Opening, p. 43 Past and Present Chairpersons of the PTA, p.44 Ann Wade speaking after unveiling plaque on the school wall, p.49 No more bruised fingers, p.55 School Group 1910, p.58 School group 1945, p. 60 School Group c 1945, p.65 School Group 1947, p.69 School Group 1954, p.74 School Group 1950, P. 75 Mrs O'Rourke and the children.
Advertisers; EBS 7 William St., Limerick, manager Mrs. Olive Neville, and Crescent Shopping centre, manager Pat Hartnett.; Tedcastle McCormick & Co. Ltd., coal merchants, Dock Rd., Limerick; The Four Elms bar, props. Marie and David Fitzpatrick, Drombanna; J & W. Doherty Ltd., engineering; Dawn Dairies,; AIB; Grassland Fertilizers, factory on Dock Rd., Limerick; Tom O'Neill, butcher, Crossagalla; Drumduff Construction, Anhid, Croom, Co. Limerick; Powell, electrical contractors, 7 Lower mallow Street; Seamus Butler, victualler, 43 upr. William Street; Alphaset Ltd., graphic design etc., Tait Centre, Dominic St.; J. & M. Sweeney Ltd., Maxol Filling Station, Crossagalla, Old Cork Road; McCarthy Garage, Drombanna; John Glynn, groceries etc. Mulgrave St.; Carling Lager; Shannon Development, Shannon Town Centre, Co. Clare. Editorial committee; Kathleen O'Donnell, Esther Hayes, Fr. T. Ryan, Jim McNamara, Bernie Hartigan, Dermot Hurley P. 26. Teachers at school with years of service; Bridgit O'Riordan 1891-?; Lizzie O'Loughlin 1895-1935, Sophie Barker 1907-1909, Kathleen MacMahon 1909-1914, Lizzie Crimmins 1914-1917, Margaret Skehan 1917-1960 Angela McEvoy (nee O'Loughlin) 1925-1958, Tomas MacEoin 1958-1967, Annie Ryan 1961-62, Yvonne Le Gear 1962-66, Ursula Walsh 1966-1970, Mary Cleary 1967-77, Kathleen O'Donnell 1971 onwards, Ann Hogan 1977 onwards, Lucy Sheehy 1980 onwards, Pat Foley 1988 onwards.