The students designed a GAA kit which they called Flames of Passion. Their design was chosen as the winner and as a result the kit was produced by O’Neill’s Sports and presented to the school by Peter Canavan, GAA All Star Footballer. The children were invited to attend the All Ireland Football Final in September 2007 to display their kit during the prematch ceremony at this Football Final.
Each year the school participates in Active Schools Week. During this week, the children participate in a wide range of physical education activities. In 2006, the school compiled a portfolio of their activities. This led to the school representing Munster in the overall final. The children showcased their work in the Helix in Dublin and met the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin. The school received a monetary prize which was used to enhance the school’s physical education curriculum and sports programme.
Our school composed a song as Gaeilge (in Irish) on our locality called ‘O’Fanóir, Fanóir‘. We won first prize in Category One in the Seachtain na Gaeilge Composition Competition. The children performed their winning song in Glor in Ennis, Co Clare.
O’Fanóir, Fanóir
Ar gach charraig tá báirneach os do chómhair,
Is diúiliciní dubha ag lonradh san Fhómhar
In sna locháin beaga thíos ar an trá
Tá seans go mbeidh portán go sona’s go sámh,
Cloisfidh tú na faoiléain ag glaoch ar an mbruach,
Beidh roílligh ag scríob’s ag eisteacht leis an gcuach,
Rudaí mar seo is í bhfad níos mó,
San áit sainiúil le sonas is só.
Cúrfa
Ó Fánóir Fánóir cois trá,
Téim ag siúl ann gach aon lá,
Feicim sliogáin de gach saghas ar domhain,
Is brea liom cónaí ann.
Feictear giorria is sionnach ar an bhféar,
Ag léim’s ag súgradh sna páirceanna go léir,
Bhféidir grainéog, broc nó cat crann,
Ag éalú uait is tú ag siúl ann,
Bláthanna na Boirne bán-dearg agus gorm,
Nuair a fheicim iad ag fás bonn an-áthas orm,
Rudaí mar seo is í bhfad níos mó,
San áit sainiúil le sonas is só.
Cúrfa
Onár scoil gach uile lá,
Tá rudaí difriúil le feicéail ar an trá,
Bíonn deilf sna tonnta ag léim,
S geabhróg ag tumadh’s ag glaoch ar na héin,
An crotach is an riabhóg ag cuardach go dian,
An Fuiseog’s an smólach ag déanamh ceol bin,
Rudaí mar seo is í bhfad níos mó,
San áit sainiúil le sonas is só.
You can listen to the children singing their song by clicking O’Fanóir, Fanóir.
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