Senior School Tour 2024 - Emerald Park
For the first time since 2016, the Ballyconnell Senior Tour set off for Co. Meath. Tayto Park may now be called Emerald Park, but the same fun was had!! Check out the photos below!
Category - Geography
Rang a 5 recently completed projects in pairs on the counties of Ireland. Check out some of the things they learned as well as some photos of the finished projects!
I learned/D’fhoghlaim mé:
‘The registration number for Clare is CE.’ – Mary
‘The song The Fields of Athenry is about a place in Galway.’ – Danny
‘The nickname of Carlow GAA is the Scallion Eaters.’ – Evanne
‘Jerry Flannery is from Galway. He’s a former Irish rugby player.’ – Michael
‘Mayo’s registration plate is MO.’ – Molly
‘The first potato in Ireland was planted in Cork.’ – Ella
‘There is an airport in Mayo.’ – Lleyton
‘The county town of Derry is Coleraine.’ – Rory
‘The Purple Mountains in Kerry are made of sandstone so they appear purple in some sunlight.’ – Ellie
‘Hook Head Lighthouse is in County Wexford.’ – Amaury
‘Katie Taylor is from Bray in Wicklow and won an Olympic gold medal in 2012.’ – Eva
‘The Giant’s Causeway is in Antrim and one of Ireland’s smallest churches is in Antrim.’ – Ellie BC
‘Kerry is known as ‘The Kingdom’ and dates back to the 6th century.’ – Alisa
‘Wicklow is called ‘The Garden County’.’ – John
‘Killybegs in Donegal produces 25% of the fish in Ireland.’ – Christopher
‘Cork planted the first potato.’ – Madisyn
‘Derry City or Londonderry has a humungous wall surrounding it.’ – Emma
‘Kilkenny residents are called ‘the Cats’.’ – Robbie
‘Kilkenny Castle was founded in the 12th century.’ – Hollie
‘Antrim’s name in Irish is ‘Aontroim’ which means ‘lone ridge’ in English.’ – Charlotte
‘I was born in Wexford Hospital.’ – Tadgh
‘Carlow is the 2nd smallest county and it is landlocked by Kilkenny, Wicklow, Laois and Wexford.’ - Lee
For the first time since 2016, the Ballyconnell Senior Tour set off for Co. Meath. Tayto Park may now be called Emerald Park, but the same fun was had!! Check out the photos below!
We recently celebrated Seachtain na Gaeilge with a plethora of activities!. Bhí seachtain iontach againn! Check out our highlights video.
Our Confirmation took place in Ballyconnell on 15th of March 2024. 6th Class had a great day after all their preparation! Read what Nina, Ava, James C and Jane have to say!
Our 2024 Spelling Bee Champion, Babette, headed off to the County Final in Tullow in early March. Read about how she got on below. Well done Babette!
Rang a 5 recently performed their play in the GB Shaw Theatre in Carlow as part of Glór Cheatharlach's Seachtain na Gaeilge celebrations.