About Our School

Scoil Dairbhre is a vertical co-educational school under Catholic patronage.   Our school instills Catholics virtues through our close knit family and community atmosphere.  We provide a safe, supportive and encouraging environment in which we recognise each unique individual.  We set high standards of achievement and behaviour whilst ensuring that the children’s school days are happy, inspiring and challenging.

Scoil Dairbhre strives to provide a well-ordered, caring, happy and secure environment, where the intellectual, physical, cultural, moral and spiritual needs of our children are identified, addressed and developed.  We believe it is of paramount importance that our pupils are provided with the necessary opportunities to reach their full potential in a positive, respectful, balanced and collaborative way.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Darver is located in the Barony of Louth. The name “Darver” has its roots in the word “dair” – oak and means “an oak plantation”. The name of our parish is Darver and Dromiskin.

Adjacent to our school is Darver Castle dating back to the 12th century. Patrick Babe, a Norman, was the first owner of the castle. Since then the castle has had a number of owners that include a Mr. Tisdall from Dublin, Abraham Ball from Ballsmill, the Booth Family, McCormicks and the present owners Aidan and Mary Carville.

The nearby Fr. Callan Garden commemorates Dr. Nicholas Callan (1799 – 1864), who was a priest, a writer and a scientist. Born in Darver, Dr. Callan belonged to the golden age of Irish Science. He occupied the Chair of Natural Philosophy in Maynooth College. He was the inventor of the induction coil.

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