Gaelscoil an Chuilinn opening attracts large crowd
May 21, 2013
Gaelscoil an Chuilinn was officially opened in West Dublin last Saturday, 18 May.
Gaelscoil an Chuilinn has been in existence in Tyrrelstown since September 2012, when they started out with 15 students. With popularity gained over the last year, they are looking forward to welcoming a full class of 32 junior infants to the school next September.
Sporting hero Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh was a special guest at the opening, and there were many other recognisable faces at the event, with local T.D.s Leo Varadkar, Joe Higgins and Patrick Nulty as well local councillors Michael O’Donovan and Kieran Dennison. Local T.D. Joan Burton spoke on behalf of the Government about the improvement and success achieved by the Gaelscoil to date, as well as the importance of a Gaelscoil to the area. There was a large local contingency at the launch also including members of the clergy, parents and the Board of Management.
Principal Fergus Ó Conghaile was delighted with the opening and the amount of people present; “There was a tremendous amount of people present, a big crowd of both well-known people and parents. I’m very happy with the growth of the Gaelscoil to date as well as the aid of the public in the area. I want to thank the priest and rector, who gave us a blessing and a warm welcome to the area. We’re looking onward to the growth of the school, as well as the opening of Naíonra an Chuilinn in September”.
With two people employed at Gaelscoil an Chuilinn to date, principal Fergus Ó Conghaile, as well as teacher Nóinín Ní Ghoill, the school is still registering new students for senior infants and first class for next year, though their junior infants class for next year has been filled.
“Heritage grows through learning” is the motto at Gaelscoil an Chuilinn, and without a doubt Irish heritage will grow more and more as the amount of students in the Gaelscoil grows.
More information on Gaelscoil and Chuilinn is available on gaelscoilanchuilinn@gmail.com or on 01-8262022.
As well as the new students coming to the school in September, Naíonra an Chuilinn pre-school will also be opening in the Gaelscoil. More information on this is available on naionraanchuilinn@gmail.com or 085-7266455.
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