The original school building was constructed in 1862 on 13 perches (approx. 1/12th of an acres or 337m2) in the townland of Bullogue, adjacent to the bridge across Fiddane stream. It was built from local subscriptions by Rev. Fr. John McCarthy of Mallow who was later to become Bishop of Cloyne.

The first teacher, and principal, was Patrick O’Connor and was officially appointed on the 23rd of February, 1863. There was no assistant teacher and the enrolment was 60. Enrolment increased to 95 pupils over the next four years, and the first female teacher was appointed as assistant teacher in 1870. The original building was a very basic structure built of stone and lime with the slated roof. It had no toilets, was neither sealed nor plastered, when it was first opened and did not have basic requisites such as blackboard, press or clock. We have come very far since then!

A big difference is the fact that not only was Irish not taught, it was actively discouraged as was the norm in the national schools of the 19th century. Two subjects which are not taught today were agriculture and needlework. At the start of the twentieth century, a range of subjects were taught at the school. English, with a particular emphasis on composition and grammar, arithmetic, geography from 1st class and drawing throughout the school. History was taught in a very pragmatic way. Irish and English history were taught in tandem, thus acknowledging Ireland as part of the UK, while at the same time catering for the growing separatist ideals of the time.

Drill was taught to all classes with the emphasis almost totally on marching, opening and closing ranks, changing step on the March, about turning, counter marching etc. games included High Gates, Wood Chopping and LeapFrog. Needlework was taught to the girls in all classes and a 2-year programme in cookery and laundry was taught to the senior girls.  Irish, having been actively discouraged under the National School system for over 40 years, was first introduced as an extra curricular subject in July 1910. 

Children have been coming to school from Mallow for decades. From 1930 to 1940, Mary Coleman was principal. During these 10 years, she was delivered to and collected from the school by taxi; the taxi was also filled with pupils out of Mallow town. Town children had white bread in their lunches, which they happily swapped for local children's lunches of homemade bread.

The front school building was opened in 1948. It was built on a one acre site about 200m north of the old school.  The new building, when compared to the old, must have seemed luxurious. It did not, however, include any of the following; running water, electricity, central heating or flush toilets. They were dry toilets about 40 m away from the main building at the back of the site. The play area to the rear of the school was under grass, and it was cut in half by a concrete stake and wire fence. The south side was for the girls and the north side was for the boys. Electricity and central heating were in the school by 1970. In 1988, a telephone was installed and the school uniform was adopted. The following year, Rev. Fr. Michael Harrington joined the board of management and was instrumental in getting a Parents' Association established in 1990.