St. Patrick's National School, Clogh
St.Patrick's N.S. is a five teacher unit set on a green field site in Boneyarra
Clogh.
Sean Aylward Ltd built the school in 1994.
The site on which the school is built measures 2.5 acres and was kindly donated
by the Phelan family of Clogh for the purpose of building a new school there.
The school takes its name from that of the chapel and the holy well Acha Tubrid
(Chatsworth) in the parish of Kilpatrick.
The address Boneyarra according to Eoghan O Kelly's book on the place names of Co Kilkenny comes from the Irish Ban gearrtha (The River cutting of the meadow). The school site cuts the boundary between Boneyarra and Cloneen (Cluainin: "little meadow"). The school is serviced by the bus. The bus is operated by Pat Costigan Westcourt, Callan and does two runs in the morning and two runs each afternoon.
The area is littered with Anglicised place names whose literal meanings are far removed from their English version. The area of the Coolnaleen in the parish was reputedly the last area in Leinster where Irish was used as the mother tongue, which probably explains the preponderance of lovely place names and Irish Phrases used in everyday conversation.
Sisters of Fr. Jerry Joyce planting a cherry blossom tree in his memory
Students and staff at the tree planting ceremony
Staff 2006
- Mr James Walsh (Principal) : Mr Michael Massey (Deputy Principal)
- Ms Margaret Patterson : Mrs Theresa Keane : Mrs Karyn Cole : Mr Denis Doheny (Learning Support)
- Ms Helena Comerford (Resource) : Mrs Sheila Lawlor (Secretary)
Jimmy Walsh (Head Teacher), Melissa Breen, Siobhan Thompson SERA, Cllr. John Brennan, Eilish Regan,and Breda Maher SERA at the presentation of prizes to Mellissa (A Mountain Bike) and Eilish (A Digital Camera) for their successful entries into the Art competition sponsored by SERA (South Eastern Regional Authority). 23/4/08
CHESS CHAMPIONS : Clogh school sent three teams to the All Ireland National School Chess Championships in Limerick and the 'A' team finished joint second from forty entries. May '08
School Crest
On completion of the school building the staff agreed to open a competition amongst the pupils for the design of the school crest. The winning entry was designed by Claire Phelan and can be explained as follows:
The crest is divided into 4 sections with the school name across the top bar.
- Top section: A book and ink quill representing knowledge and learning.
- Middle right: A shamrock representing St Patrick and the symbol of Ireland.
- Bottom section: A castle from which Clogh derives its name.
- Middle left: A Miner's hat representing the long association the area has had with coal mining.
Carol Delaney(left) and her cousin Treacy Donohue in action. Carol recently finished top of the table ina national chess competition in Limerick. 2 teams from Clogh National School took part in the finals, finishing second and seventh.
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School Quiz Team 2008