This generation of senior girls are a very sporty bunch. Their exploits on the football field this year are evidence enough of this – 21 games played, 17 wins and just 4 defeats.

They are also a pioneering bunch! Firstly, they became the first group of girls in the collective memory of the school to take part in indoor camogie last December. Read about that here.

Then, just last week, they headed to Carlow to take on Scoil Mhuire gan Smál in a camogie challenge match in Éire Óg. This represented the first time (again, in the collective memory) that the school had played an outdoor camogie match.

The girls, all beginners at the ancient game, played very well and really enjoyed the experience. Aoife Bolger was a star turn with her booming puck outs of which Cork midfielder Ashling Thompson would be proud! Ella O’Connor scored a hat-trick of goals while Hannah Lawlor also found the net for Ballyconnell!

Maith sibh, a chailíní! Míle buíochas to all of the parents who provided lifts to the children to and from Éire Óg.