In preparation for Proclamation Day last month, the entire school worked very hard to represent the past, the present and the future of Ireland in a creative way. These projects and displays helped us to learn and to build a sense of Country and School Community. They will remain on display until June. Please feel free to view them when you visit the school.

Ms O’Hanlon’s Infants learned so much about the events of 1916! They were so interested and created a beautiful Big Book to retell what happened on that week in history. They also painted portraits of the rebel leaders. Well done to all!

First and Second class learned a lot about Easter Week 1916. They retold the events in Storyboard form and displayed them in the Halla. They also did beautiful sketches of the GPO-outside and inside, during the Rising. The pencil artwork was a credit to them. They also made their own versions of the Tricolour, using the three colours of paint and their hand print. Everyone learned about the symbolism and history of our flag from their project on it which was on display outside the staffroom.

Maith shibh!!

As we moved up through the school, pupils in Third and Fourth delved deeper into events of Easter Week 1916 and wrote about it  “as Gaeilge”. They discussed the reasons for the Rising and why it happened when it did. Bhí a eolas agus a scileanna eolaíochta soiléir ón obair iontach atá le feiceáil ar a mablla. Scríobh siad píosaí sár mhaith ar Éirí Amach na Cásca agus bhí pictiúir thar barr le péinteáil acu faoi Seachtar na Cásca. Maith shibhse!!

Fifth and Sixth class have been working on putting the Rising in context since early this year. They were well informed on how and why the Eventful Easter occurred and created a display entitled “The Road to the Rising” outside their classroom. The often airbrushed from history, women of 1916 were studied in detail and were afforded their rightful place in memory by project work dislayed in the Halla. They sketched personalities and venues relevant to the days and studied the work of local artist Fearghal Mac Carthy who takes a comic view of Easter 1916 which appealed to many on Proclamation Day. Well done to our three boys, Adam, Cian and Martin who made a 3- D model of the GPO.

Congratulations to all on their hard work.

Mrs Gee’s pupils made a representation of the Irish Flag, using their handprints. Many of the Senior Pupils also worked with her on projects involving their own connection with 1916. Ella wrote about her Grand Aunt who was alive at the time and Clodagh told of her Grandmother who was a member of Cumann na mBan. We were delighted that she so willingly shared her Cumann medals on the day.

Mrs Adams and her pupils researched Ned Dore, a local man who was in the GPO in 1916 and who was imprisoned for his part in the events.

Mrs Healy’s Easter Lily and Shamrock display reminds us to remember all who died in 1916 and afterwards in the struggle for Irish Freedom.