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 9th of March until Tuesday 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 2022
The celebration of Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week) here in Our Lady of Mercy, Wednesday the 9th to Tuesday the 15th 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.
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An Chéadaoin : Caife Caidrimh
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The Caife Caidrimh hosted by 6th Class not only marked the first day of our Seachtain na Gaeilge but also highlighted the true spirit and good will of all who attended the Caife with the enormous outpouring of support for the People of the Ukraine for whom all proceeds from the Caife are being raised . The girls raised a magnificent €3800 from the Caife for all those suffering as a result of the war in Ukraine
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Trathnóna De Chéadaoin
Rinceoirí Ghaelacha
On Wednesday afternoon, we were treated to a delightful performance of traditional Irish dances by 8 of our own girls who are members of the local Ogra Irish Dance School. As well as introducing themselves and explaining about their dances, their costumes and shoes, 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 spent all of today, Thursday the 10th of March, teaching the Senior Classes some ceilí dancing in the hall and organising a Céili Mór for them in the afternoon in the yard. The 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!!
Yoga as Gaeilge
A huge well done and mile buíochas ( many thanks) do na daltaí ó rang a sé (to the girls in 6th Class) for delivering a very enjoyable yoga session to all the classes ag baint úsáid as Gaeilge chun na treoracha a dhiriu (using irish to direct the girls). The sense of peace and calm in the hall was unbelievable and everyone looked so relaxed afterwards.
Slí na Slainte
On Monday morning, all the classes got to enjoy a leisurely walk outside of the school grounds and spend some time ag labhairt gaeilge (speaking Irish) to one another. With some rays of sunshine appearing just in time for the outing, everyone loved the fun and the freedom of being out and about.
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.
Comórtais Ealaíne
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Well done to all those who entered our Comórtas Ealaíne and for creating such a wonderful display of colour craft and creativity inside the main door of the school.
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'Giggles'
An Fear Ghrinn
What a great day we had here in school on Tuesday the 22nd to complete our Seachtain na Gaeilge activities with the arrival 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