St. Faithleachs U12 County Champions
A big congratulations to Shane, Adam and Sean on their recent great achievement. All 3 boys are members of the U12 St. Faithleachs team who recently won the Div3 Final.
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School Tour
Our Let’s Go Activity Day was a great success and full of fun and games.
Girls Football Success
Our girls team have made the school very proud as they reached the semi-finals in the Cumann na mBunscol football competition.
Coillte WindFarm Workshop
Representatives from Coillte called to the school recently to give the children a workshop on wind turbines and electricity. This was a really informative session, and as the photos show, the children thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon
Pioneer Competition Winners
Congratulations to Hannah and David who were winners in the recent Pioneer Art & Essay Competition. Hannah was awarded a prize in the Essay Competition, while David’s great picture was chosen as a winner in the Art Competition.
1916 History Tour
On 22nd April, pupils from 2nd to 6th class travelled to Dublin to experience some of the great facilities that are available as part of the 1916 Centenary Year. The first stop was to the Natural History Museum where we were introduced to the events leading up to the Rising. The Museum held many key […]
Confirmation & Communion
Congratulations to David, Hannah, Caroline & Jodie who made their Confirmation recently. Congratulations also to Anthony, David, Ruairí and Áine who celebrated their First Holy Communion recently
Talent by the Shannon
Talent by the Shannon Our show “Talent by the Shannon” was a tremendous success. The acts that took part were all of a very high standard and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the variety of talent on display. The opening act by the Pupils of Ballagh NS was a great success and was the perfect […]
Flag Ceremony 1916 Rising
From Tuesday, 15th March, we held a flag-raising ceremony in the school. The pupils of Ballagh wrote their own Proclamation which was read out by 5th class pupils. Sixth class pupils read the Proclamation from 1916. The children played the National Anthem on tin whistle and the flag was raised by the youngest and oldest […]
Grandparents Day Feb 2016
We celebrated Grandparents Day on Tuesday, 2nd February, as part of Catholic Schools Week. Grandparents travelled from near and far to celebrate with us. We held a prayer service and afterwards, the children performed for their grandparents, singing songs, reciting poems and playing tinwhistles.