- Visit to Clontuskert Abbey
Visit to Clontuskert Abbey
Today 4th, 5th & 6th Class visited the Priory of St. Mary or Clontuskert Abbey with Joe Molloy & Adeline Finneran.
Joe and Adeline are dedicated members of Clontuskert Heritage…
- Outdoor Learning in Clontuskert
Outdoor Learning in Clontuskert
Clontuskert took the learning outside today with nature identification and math work in the garden and colourful yard, daily miles run on the pitch, outdoor chess on the court and…
- Oíche Shamhna faoi mhaise dhaoibh! 🎃
Oíche Shamhna faoi mhaise dhaoibh! 🎃
Oíche Shamhna faoi mhaise do gach duine i gCluain Tuaiscirt! We wish you all a happy and safe Hallowe'en break.
Thanks to our Staff, Board of Management, Parents and Students…
- Ballinasloe Fair Heritage Project
Ballinasloe Fair Heritage Project
Today Clare Doyle from Heritage in Schools visited Clontuskert. We are working on a project with her to gather stories about Ballinasloe Fair for the National Folklore Collection. This is…
- World War 1 Exhibition
World War 1 Exhibition
On Friday, the Senior Room visited Ballinasloe library. We went to view the WW1 exhibition which was on show in Ballinasloe library last week. The students were given a short…
- Visit to Clontuskert Abbey: The Priory of St. Mary
Visit to Clontuskert Abbey: The Priory of St.…
Today 3rd to 6th class went to Clontuskert Abbey, with Joe Molloy. We wanted to learn about our local heritage.
The Abbey is formally know as the Priory of St. Mary.…
- 1916 Proclamation Day Tuesday 15th March 2016
1916 Proclamation Day Tuesday 15th March 2016
https://youtu.be/X5R0MSJsOds
The 1916 Proclamation Day was a very special day of commemoration in Clontuskert.
We began at 12.30pm in the school hall.
There was a presentation of our school project on…- 1916 Project Work
1916 Project Work
Today as part of the 1916 Commemoration and Proclamation Day the Senior Room will present our project on the event. We have been working on this project since September. Mrs.…
- World War One Project Winners
World War One Project Winners
Last night Clontuskert students represented the school at the Ballinasloe Heritage Group World War One Memorial Night in Gullane's in Ballinasloe. It was an amazing night and the ballroom was…
Clontuskert explores its links to the past through involvement in Heritage and History Projects. We learn about the past to help us inform ourselves for the future.
Clontuskert Heritage Group has strong links to the school and has helped us with many projects. We are especially grateful to Joe Molloy, Adeline Finneran, Eileen Curley, Fiona Maguire and former principal Eamon Lally who help us so much with this important work. Click on the photo to visit Clontuskert Heritage Group’s website; www.clontuskert.com
You can read all about our links to the Group here.
Michael kelly here, I was a pupil at Clontuskert School sometime round 1960, 61, 62.Is there a record of these years, maybe you could tell meexactly the years I attended the school
My address at that time was:
Whutehall,
Clontuskert.
If you can’t find Whitehall, I was born in 1957in the old house beside Dolans bungalow, past Mariners on the right on the way to Lawrencetown.
Any information would be helpfull to me.
Many Thanks,
Michael Kelly,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
England
Michael,
It is lovely to hear from you. Of course I can look up this information for you. I will email you directly once I have looked it up.
Best wishes and regards,
Kate Murray.
Principal Teacher.