Category - Sports
After their fantastic victory in the Carlow Intermediate Final, some Clonmore GAA players visited us to show off the trophy.
A couple of hours after their ladies intermediate team won their championship, the Clonmore men followed suit with a brilliant 2-12 to 1-9 victory over St Patrick’s of Tullow in the final in Netwatch Cullen Park. This bridged a 29-year gap to 1994 when Clonmore were last intermediate champions.
Once again, we were all very proud as so many past pupils lined up on the Clonmore team.
They were: Paddy Gahan (2002), Shane Murphy (2003), Billy Lawlor (2014), Matt Cullen (2013), Eoin Connolly (2014), Jake Hickey (2013), Robert Bulmer (2014), Cormac Connolly (2014). Also appearing on the panel were Darragh Connolly, Reuben Hunter, Lewis McDonnell and Adam Doyle (all 2018).
Altogether, former Ballyconnell NS students contributed 2-4 of the 2-12! Congratulations to all involved with the team! Comhghairdeas le gach duine a raibh baint acu leis an bhfoireann! On the Tuesday after the win, we were visited by Shane Murphy (captaen), Paddy Gahan, Enda McGrath, Aaron Kelly, Anthony Byrne, Clive Lambe, James Doyle (Cathaoirleach) and Des Byrne (PRO). Féachaigí ar na grianfhraif thíos!
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Captain Shane Murphy speaks to the children
Senior Infants
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Junior Infants
4 th class have spent the year in St Mary’s Hall. They thought it a good idea to find out a little bit more about this important building in our parish and to share what they learned with their school mates.
Our Spelling Bee Champion, Sara O’Grady, recently took part in the Carlow County Final of the Eason Spelling Bee. Read her account below.
We were delighted to welcome our former student, Rosealice Byrne, back to Ballyconnell NS last week to regale our 4 th , 5 th and 6 th class students with details of her recent trip to The Gambia in West Africa.
Cathal and Peter tell us all about their day at the Credit Union All-Ireland Final, Ballyconnell NS’s first appearance at the finals since 2001.
Rang a 4 recently did some planting with Ms Ryan. Sarah tells us more!
Rang a 5 student and team member Florrie Cosgrove regales us with the nerves and excitement of Ballyconnell NS’s recent Credit Union Quiz triumph