Every year in Our Lady of Mercy Convent School, we celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. This gives us all an opportunity to enjoy our Irish culture and language. This year, Seachtain na Gaeilge wil be celebrated from Wednesday the 8th of March until Thursday the 15th of March
Seo daoibh an ámchlár
Beidh sult and spraoi againn i rith na seachtaine sin!
Seo daoibh an ámchlár
Beidh sult and spraoi againn i rith na seachtaine sin!
Seachtain na Gaeilge 2023
The celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week) here in Our Lady of Mercy, Wednesday the 8th to Thursday the 16th of March proved to be yet another very special week on the school calendar as reflected in the attached video. As well as celebrating our Irish culture, traditions and language, we also got to enjoy and participate in a range of activities and events, ag baint úsáid as na cúpla focail (using a few words of Irish) and having lots of spraoi (fun) to make it a very successful week for us all.
Click here to view `more about the week's events and activities
Click here to view `more about the week's events and activities
Rinceoirí Ghaelacha
We were treated to a delightful performance of traditional Irish dances by some of the dancers who attend Ms Ní Fhaoláin.s
after - school dance class and 8 of our own girls who are members of the local Ogra Irish Dance School. They wowed us with their dancing ability and agility in showcasing a selection of jigs and reels which we all thoroughly enjoyed.
after - school dance class and 8 of our own girls who are members of the local Ogra Irish Dance School. They wowed us with their dancing ability and agility in showcasing a selection of jigs and reels which we all thoroughly enjoyed.
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Céili Damhsa
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Míle buíochas d'Iníon Ní Fhaoláin (a thousand thanks to Ms Ni Fhaoláin) who organised a Céili Mór for both the junior and senior classesThe girls had so much fun and this, coupled with the upbeat sound of traditional Irish music really added to the buzz and the atmosphere around the school throughout the day. The Junior Classes enjoyed equal measures of fun while learning and performing their ceilí dancing in the hall on Friday and according to Ms Ni Fhaoláin there were many 'Jean Butlers' to be found on the floor!!
Tráth na gCeist
Bhi an sport ag gach dalta a ghlac páirt i dTráth na gCeist. Every girl who participated in the Irish Table Quiz appropriate to their own age group had so much fun as well as picking up lots of useful pieces of information from them too. The collaboration and team tactics used to beat the opponents were very much to the fore in the hall making it a tense and competitive afternoon all round.
'Giggles'
An Fear Ghrinn
What a great day we had here in school on Friday the 24th to complete our Seachtain na Gaeilge activities with the return visit of Giggles the clown or Giggles an Fear Ghrinn as we came to know him best. As well as being a colourful, cheerful, friendly clown, we also enjoyed his balloon making skills and his many words of wisdom using his own gaeilge líofa (fluent Irish). The roars of laughter and words of praise from all the classes who attended his shows were testament to his magic and good spirt.
Go raibh míle maith agat Giggles, bhi tú ar fheabhas! Thank you Giggles you were fantastic
Go raibh míle maith agat Giggles, bhi tú ar fheabhas! Thank you Giggles you were fantastic
