Category - Sports
Coolkenno Ladies had a great victory in the Wicklow Junior Championship and some of our past pupils returned with the trophy. Croí tells us more.
When Coolkenno ladies GAA won the Junior A cup, it brought delight to the whole community but it was not easy. In 2021 Coolkenno lost to Carnew. They didn’t lose hope. They came back stronger than ever with a clean run. They have some outstanding players on their squad. When the final came there was great excitement in the whole community. They were up against Kilcoole and they got out with an early lead but the scores were tight at half-time. In the end, Coolkenno got away with a win! The final score was 4-09 to 2-10 to Coolkenno. On the 10/10/2022, a few past pupils came to the school once again. They were Áine Donoghue, Niamh Harris and Carl Tompkins. They told us how to never give up and that they too were similar to most of us. They also started out playing Cumanna na mBunscol. Overall, it was a great visit!
Ms Dolan, Carol, Áine & Niamh with Naíonáin Mhóra
Ms Dolan, Carol, Áine & Niamh with Rang a 1
Ms Dolan, Carol, Áine & Niamh with Rang a 5
Ms Dolan, Carol, Áine & Niamh with Rang a 3 & 4
Ms Dolan, Carol, Áine & Niamh with Rang a 6
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